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Change description : 2025-05-06 14:38:00: Updated the actions in paragraph 4.55 of Chapter 4 “Customer journey referral, start, support period and leaver process” to remove references to the MAPPAJ form that is no longer in use. [Guidance and regulation]

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Statutory guidance

Access to Work MHSS provider guidance for contracts effective on or after 20 August 2024

DWP provider guidance for the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service (MHSS) programme.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
20 August 2024
Last updated
166 JanuaryMay 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Chapter 1: Introduction and overview

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Chapter 2: Eligibility Conditions and Service Requirements

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Chapter 3: Quality Assurance and Contract Requirements

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Chapter 4: Customer Journey Referral, Start, Support Period and Leaver Process

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Chapter 5: Financial Procedures and Claiming Payment

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Chapter 6: The Provider Referrals and Payments System (PRaP)

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Chapter 7: Performance Management, Compliance and Management Information (MI)

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Chapter 8: Complaints, Document Retention and Data Sharing

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Chapter 9: Marketing and Communications

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Annex A: Access to Work MHSS Supplier Generated Candidate Form

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[Withdrawn] Annex B: Access to Work MHSS Customer Consent To Share Information

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Annex C: Access to Work MHSS Support Plan

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Annex D: Access to Work MHSS 6 Month Report

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Annex E: Access to Work MHSS Exit Report

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Annex F: Access to Work MHSS Specified Standard

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Annex G: Monthly Management Information Return

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Annex H: Access to Work MHSS Standard Wording

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This guidance is for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) providers of the Access to Work MHSS programme for contracts effective on or after 20 August 2024.

There is separate MHSS provider guidance for contracts effective on or before 19 August 2024.

Other Access to Work provider guidance

Access to Work provider memos provide information about updates to the guidance

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Published 20 August 2024

Last updated 166 JanuaryMay 2025 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates

    3. Updated Chapter 7: Performance Management, Compliance and Management Information (MI). Added paragraph 7.17 and updated paragraphs 7.25 and 7.29.

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Update history

2025-05-06 14:38
Updated the actions in paragraph 4.55 of Chapter 4 “Customer journey referral, start, support period and leaver process” to remove references to the MAPPAJ form that is no longer in use.

2025-01-16 16:54
Updated Chapter 7: Performance Management, Compliance and Management Information (MI). Added paragraph 7.17 and updated paragraphs 7.25 and 7.29.

2024-11-21 09:52
Updated chapter 4 para 4.41 to remove reference to missing a scheduled support meeting.

2024-11-01 14:43
Updated Annex E. Updated chapter 4 and 7 to remove reference to a consent form that is no longer in use.

2024-08-28 14:28
Published an HTML version of the guidance.

2024-08-20 08:30
First published.