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Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) was the FCDO-funded women’s economic empowerment programme from 2017 to 2025.

• Updated: 1 October 2025

Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.

• What Access to Work is

  Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or…

• Eligibility

  As part of Access to Work, you may be eligible for: a grant to help pay…

• Apply for an Access to Work grant

  Check you’re eligible before you apply. If you’re a civil servant, your…

• After you apply for the grant

  Someone from Access to Work will contact you to talk about your…

• Claiming money from your grant

  You can claim money from your grant online or by post. What you need to…

• Renew your grant

  You’ll need to renew your Access to Work grant before it ends if you use…

Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Denmark and how to get one if you do.

• Updated: 15 April 2024

• Updated: 1 January 2006

• Updated: 22 December 2025

This paper examines the Debt, Investment, Growth, and Natural Resources models

• Updated: 26 January 2021

This paper follows a quasi-experimental research design to assess the impact of the electronic payment system of Mexico’s Oportunidades programme.

• Updated: 1 January 2014

Hundreds of young people locked out of creative careers will get their chance as the government invests £500,000 to expand The King's Trust delivery of Creative Futures in partnership with Elba Hope Foundation.

• Updated: 14 November 2025

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: 16 December 2025

An evidence review considering how DCMS contributes to the Opportunity Mission and the development of a Theory of Change to understand these mechanisms.

• Updated: 10 July 2025