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Access to Work: factsheet for customers

Factsheet about Access to Work and how it can help overcome barriers to starting or keeping a job if you have a disability or long term health condition.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:Published
1 October 2012
Last updated:updated
13 AprilNovember 2021,2021 — seeSee all updates

Applies to:to
Wales, England, Scotland and Scotland

Wales

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Access to Work: factsheet for customers

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This factsheet explains how Access to Work can provide practical and financial support to help you overcome barriers to starting or keeping a job if you have a disability or long term physical or mental health condition. It explains:

  • who can get help from Access to Work
  • what you’ll get
  • how to claim
  • how to ask for your award to be looked at again and how to complain

British Sign Language (BSL) videos

Watch the Access to Work: factsheet for customers BSL videos

Find more information on GOV.UK

Read more about Access to Work.

Read our employers’ guide to Access to Work.

Published 1 October 2012
Last updated 13 AprilNovember 2021 + show all updates

    2. Updates made to 'Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak' and 'Renewals' sections.

    3. Updated with the latest rates effective from 1 April 2021.

    4. Updated guidance under heading 'Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak'.

    8. Added latest Access to Work upper limit from April 2020.

    9. Added Welsh translation.

    10. Added Access to Work cap amount of £59,200 for 2019 to 2020 to the HTML and PDF guides.

    11. Added Access to Work cap amount of £57,200 for 2018 to 2019 to the HTML and PDF guides.

    12. Updated the fact sheet with information about the Access to Work cap from April 2017.

    16. Added 2 more conditions in factsheet under 'Do I qualify for this help?' - are about to start a Department for Education supported internship or BIS traineeship, or - are about to start self-arranged work experience under

    18. First published.

Update history

2025-07-24 09:14
Clarified: [1] that Access to Work will not pay for reasonable adjustments that your employer must legally make; [2] what information about your business you need to provide if you’re self-employed.

2024-05-16 11:54
Added new Access to Work grant cap of £69,260 effective from 8 April 2024.

2023-06-13 14:15
Removed the ‘Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak’ section. Updated ‘How can it help me?’ section to include flexible working arrangements.

2023-04-10 00:15
Updated with the latest benefit rates, effective from 10 April 2023

2022-05-09 11:30
Added the maximum annual award limit for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 – this is £65,180.

2022-01-31 00:15
Updated the Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak section.

2021-11-03 15:17
Updated information on how to claim, including accessible formats and communication methods.

2021-04-01 00:00
Updated with the latest rates effective from 1 April 2021.