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.
Updated the 'Maximum amount of grants' table with the cap figures for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 and 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Reference to Income Support has been removed (both English and Welsh versions) following the closure of the benefit and migration to Universal Credit.
Updated the content under 'Exceptions' to claiming Access to Work.
Removed textphone information - Relay UK can be used instead.
Removed 'Access to Work: factsheet for customers BSL videos' as this content is now out of date.
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.
Added new Access to Work grant cap of £69,260 effective from 8 April 2024.
Removed the 'Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak' section. Updated 'How can it help me?' section to include flexible working arrangements.
Updated with the latest benefit rates, effective from 10 April 2023
Added the maximum annual award limit for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 - this is £65,180.
Updated the Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak section.
Updated information on how to claim, including accessible formats and communication methods.
Updates made to 'Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak' and 'Renewals' sections.
Updated with the latest rates effective from 1 April 2021.
Updated guidance under heading 'Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak'.
Updated the guidance on claiming travel costs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to remove the line explaining you do not need to get evidence to support your claim.
Added Welsh translations of updated the guidance with a new section on changes introduced to Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Updated the guidance with a new section on changes introduced to Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Added latest Access to Work upper limit from April 2020.
Added Welsh translation.
Added Access to Work cap amount of £59,200 for 2019 to 2020 to the HTML and PDF guides.
Added Access to Work cap amount of £57,200 for 2018 to 2019 to the HTML and PDF guides.
Updated the fact sheet with information about the Access to Work cap from April 2017.
Updated the 'How to claim' section of the factsheet.
Updated the fact sheet with information about the Access to Work cap from April 2016.
Published updated version of the factsheet with more detail about the rules for Access to Work and British Sign Language videos.
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
Factsheets updated to provide the latest information about Access to Work
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