Government and public statistics
Access to Work factsheet for employers
Department for Work and Pensions, GOV.UK, 2025
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The Department for Work and Pensions guide for employers on Access to Work. It says the scheme supports needs beyond reasonable adjustments and does not pay for the adjustments an employer must legally make.
- How much weight it carries
- Official factsheet, updated 7 October 2025 and checked today. It sets out the scheme's rules and does not settle every individual case.
Facts taken from this source
- GOV.UK's employer factsheet says Access to Work support can be provided where someone needs support or adaptations beyond reasonable adjustments.
“Support can be provided where someone needs support or adaptations beyond reasonable adjustments.” (Introduction, Access to Work for employers)
- GOV.UK says Access to Work will not pay for reasonable adjustments.
“Access to Work will not pay for reasonable adjustments” (What Access to Work will not pay for)