Access to Work Programme

(asked on 24th September 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to promote the Access to Work grant scheme.


Answered by
Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 30th September 2020

The Access to Work grant scheme has recently been extended in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, and now includes support for working from home, travel costs where public transport cannot be used, and for personal protective equipment. We’re currently delivering a communications plan to promote the extended flexible Access to Work offer and aim to reach disabled people through various communications channels. We’ve very recently promoted the flexible offer through national DWP/Local JCP social media channels, through a proactive press release, and amongst key stakeholders through newsletters and articles. In addition to these channels, we will continue to communicate through our Disability Confident employer network (18k+ employers), to our employer partnership and job centre plus teams to promote the Access to Work grant scheme available throughout the coronavirus outbreak. We’ll be monitoring the requirement for future communications to promote Access to Work dependent on the demand for grants. This will be ongoing throughout the remainder of this year and into 2021.

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