Access to Work, the best kept secret?

Samantha Fletcher

The article critiques the Access to Work (AtW) scheme, which is designed to support disabled people in employment by funding specialist equipment, travel, or support workers. It highlights serious issues: a backlog of tens of thousands of applications, average wait times nearly doubling to 85 days in a year, and reports of fraudulent or under-paid support workers and slashed allocations for essential services. Disability Rights UK It warns that while the scheme once offered great potential, in its current state it is “in utter disarray” — not fit for purpose — and ultimately fails those it is meant to help maintain or find employment.

https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/access-work-best-kept-secret