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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
1 October 2012
Last updated
2427 JulyAugust 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and 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

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Find more information on GOV.UK

Read more about Access to Work.

Read our employers’ guide to Access to Work.

Updates to this page

Published 1 October 2012
Last updated 2427 JulyAugust 2025 + show all updates

  2. 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.

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Update history

2025-08-27 15:02
Removed ‘Access to Work: factsheet for customers BSL videos’ as this content is now out of date.

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.