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Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition

GOV.UK (Department for Work and Pensions), n.d.

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: The GOV.UK guide to Access to Work, the UK government scheme that gives grants for practical support at work to people with a disability or health condition. It lists what the grant can pay for, who is eligible and how to apply.
How much weight it carries: Official guidance on a government scheme, kept current by the Department for Work and Pensions. It covers England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland runs its own scheme.

Facts taken from this source

GOV.UK says an Access to Work grant can help pay for specialist equipment and assistive software, among other support, and that the grant does not affect other benefits and does not have to be paid back.
“Access to Work could give you a grant to help pay for things like: specialist equipment and assistive software ... If you get an Access to Work grant, it will not affect any other benefits you get and you will not have to pay it back.” (What Access to Work is, Practical support with your work)
GOV.UK says that you or your employer may need to pay some costs up front for Access to Work support and claim them back later.
“You or your employer may need to pay some costs up front and claim them back later.” (What Access to Work is, Practical support with your work)
GOV.UK says that your workplace can include your home if you work from there some or all of the time, for Access to Work purposes.
“Your workplace can include your home if you work from there some or all of the time.” (What Access to Work is, Practical support with your work)

Government and public statistics

GOV.UK (Department for Work and Pensions), n.d.

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: The GOV.UK guide to Access to Work, the UK government scheme that gives grants for practical support at work to people with a disability or health condition. It lists what the grant can pay for, who is eligible and how to apply.
How much weight it carries: Official guidance on a government scheme, kept current by the Department for Work and Pensions. It covers England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland runs its own scheme.

GOV.UK says an Access to Work grant can help pay for specialist equipment and assistive software, among other support, and that the grant does not affect other benefits and does not have to be paid back.
“Access to Work could give you a grant to help pay for things like: specialist equipment and assistive software ... If you get an Access to Work grant, it will not affect any other benefits you get and you will not have to pay it back.” (What Access to Work is, Practical support with your work)
GOV.UK says that you or your employer may need to pay some costs up front for Access to Work support and claim them back later.
“You or your employer may need to pay some costs up front and claim them back later.” (What Access to Work is, Practical support with your work)
GOV.UK says that your workplace can include your home if you work from there some or all of the time, for Access to Work purposes.
“Your workplace can include your home if you work from there some or all of the time.” (What Access to Work is, Practical support with your work)