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Access to Work cuts risk ‘decimating’ disability arts movement, disabled artists and consultants warn

By John Pring on 29th May 2025 Category: Employment

Access to Work cuts risk ‘decimating’ disability arts movement, disabled artists and consultants warn
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Cuts and reforms to the Access to Work system pose an “existential threat” and risk “decimating” the disability arts movement in Britain, disabled artists, companies and consultants are warning this week. As pressure grows on the Labour government over its Pathways […]

‘Access to Work showed me a working life was still possible… now Keir Starmer has put that at risk’

By John Pring on 29th May 2025 Category: Employment

‘Access to Work showed me a working life was still possible… now Keir Starmer has put that at risk’
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A leading disabled artist has been forced to stop working by “devastating” and “destructive” cuts to the Labour government’s Access to Work disability employment programme. Jess Thom (pictured this week) has had to halt her work with Touretteshero after AtW cut […]

Most employers have had zero contact with DWP, report shows, in blow to green paper plans

By John Pring on 22nd May 2025 Category: Employment

Most employers have had zero contact with DWP, report shows, in blow to green paper plans
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Most employers had no contact with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the previous year, according to new DWP research, highlighting the task facing the government as it tries to boost the number of disabled people in work. The […]

Second wave of cuts could lead to ‘decimation’ of Access to Work scheme, but DWP refuses to comment

By John Pring on 8th May 2025 Category: Employment

Second wave of cuts could lead to ‘decimation’ of Access to Work scheme, but DWP refuses to comment
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The Labour government has launched a new cost-cutting drive aimed at Access to Work, which insiders fear could destroy the scheme and lead to disabled people being forced to quit their jobs. Leaked information from multiple sources suggests the Department for […]

Access to Work delays shoot up, just as government is trying to address disability employment  

By John Pring on 3rd April 2025 Category: Employment

Access to Work delays shoot up, just as government is trying to address disability employment  
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New figures show that disabled people are waiting nearly 100 days for their Access to Work claims to be “reconsidered” by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), just as the government has released its plans to increase disability employment. The […]

DWP is broken and needs to be scrapped and replaced, say Liberal Democrats

By John Pring on 6th March 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP is broken and needs to be scrapped and replaced, say Liberal Democrats
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The Liberal Democrats have called for the “completely broken” Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to be scrapped and replaced with a new department that is “more supportive and inclusive” for benefit claimants. The call has come from Steve Darling, one […]

Minister suggests cuts are coming to Access to Work scheme

By John Pring on 13th February 2025 Category: Employment

Minister suggests cuts are coming to Access to Work scheme
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Ministers appear to be set to announce cuts to a flagship disability employment scheme, just as the government is trying to push more disabled people towards the workplace. Sir Stephen Timms (pictured), the social security and disability minister, told MPs yesterday […]

Access to Work spending doubles in seven years

By John Pring on 7th November 2024 Category: Employment

Access to Work spending doubles in seven years
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Spending on supporting disabled people in work through a disability employment scheme has more than doubled in real terms in the last seven years, new government figures have revealed. The new Access to Work statistics, published by the Department for Work […]

Disabled artists ‘facing Access to Work cuts, backlogs and inflexibility’

By John Pring on 17th October 2024 Category: Employment

Disabled artists ‘facing Access to Work cuts, backlogs and inflexibility’
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Disabled people working in the creative and cultural sectors are increasingly seeing cuts to the support they receive through the Access to Work (AtW) scheme, campaigners have warned. Disabled artists have reported payments being stopped, cut or suspended by the Department […]

Access to Work waiting-list climbs again, despite DWP claims

By John Pring on 29th February 2024 Category: Employment

Access to Work waiting-list climbs again, despite DWP claims
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The number of disabled people waiting for a decision on their Access to Work (AtW) claim has continued to rise, six months after the government insisted it had improved the system and was hiring extra staff. The Department for Work and […]

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