Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to allocate more funding towards Access to Work.
ATW is demand led, so funding reflects the numbers of applicants and their needs.
In 17/18 Access to Work made payments to 33,860 people (up 13% on 16/17) and £110.8m was spent on grants, which is a 4% increase in real terms expenditure compared to 16/17. The highest ever number of people with disabilities and health conditions are receiving tailored and flexible support to do their job.