Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department plans to have with people in receipt of Access to Work awards and their employers about the introduction of a limit on those awards.

We are developing new, user friendly guidance which sets out the process clearly and simply. We will publish it shortly and it will be available in Easy Read and British Sign Language. Guidance will be published well in advance of the October introduction of the new limit.

Advisers will discuss the introduction of the limit to Access to Work as part of the awards process including exploring how the maximum support can be deployed to greatest effect.

We are updating our factsheets – including those for employers. Advisers are able to discuss reasonable adjustments with employers and provide advice on additional cost effective ways of support employers may not have considered – for example on the latest technology which our advisers are made aware of from dedicated technology awareness sessions.