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Access to Work Collective @AccessToWorkCol

Get in touch: accesstoworkcollective@gmail.com

Joined May 2025
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Hello! We’re uniting disabled people, their organisations, employers, researchers, suppliers policymakers to: • Raise awareness • Share solutions • Support inclusive employment • Close disability employment pay gaps Join us linkedin.com/company/accesst… #AccessToWork
Access to Work Collective Logo in white text on a dark green background with decorative elements. Subtitle reads: Removing barriers, unlocking potential.

ALT Access to Work Collective Logo in white text on a dark green background with decorative elements. Subtitle reads: Removing barriers, unlocking potential.
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The Disability Policy Centre@DisPolCentre
Mar 24
The @AccessToWorkCol say 67% of those receiving AtW would not be in work without the scheme. This would equate to up to 50,000 disabled people.
Graphic stating sixty seven percent of recipients would not work without Access to Work, equating to fifty thousand disabled people, with supportive illustration and programme branding based on survey data.

ALT Graphic stating sixty seven percent of recipients would not work without Access to Work, equating to fifty thousand disabled people, with supportive illustration and programme branding based on survey data.

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Disability News Service@johnpringdns
Mar 26
Self-employed disabled people face waiting up to 19 months for Access to Work decisions, evidence shows #AccessToWork #DWP @CommonsPAC @CommonsWorkPen @AccessToWorkCol @TheDPCG @OctoberPoppy disabilitynewsservice.com/se…

Self-employed disabled people face waiting up to 19 months for Access to Work decisions, evidence...

Self-employed disabled people who seek support through the government’s Access to Work scheme are facing delays of up to 19 months for a decision on their claim, months longer than MPs were told in…

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Expressions of interest are now open to join the new APPG Good Work for Disabled People which has a focus on Access to Work, If you are interested please complete the form by 19 March 2026. #AccessToWork
appg_gwdp@appg_gwdp
Mar 4
Help government understand how to increase equality of access to good work for disabled people. Our Chair @SteveDarlingMP is forming a Stakeholder Advisory Board with a focus on the Access to Work award. Complete the Expression of Interest by 19 March bit.ly/4smXPqP
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appg_gwdp@appg_gwdp
Feb 26
Delighted to announce the formation of our All Party Parliamentary Group Good Work for Disabled People with a focus on Access to Work chaired by @SteveDarlingMP Secretariat by @univinclusion and Advisory Board chaired by @ShaniDhanda #AccessToWork
Seven adults in business attire pose for a group photo inside a meeting room with large windows overlooking central London. A golden retriever assistance dog sits in front of them near a conference table.

ALT Seven adults in business attire pose for a group photo inside a meeting room with large windows overlooking central London. A golden retriever assistance dog sits in front of them near a conference table.
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A new APPG has been formed which includes a focus on Access to Work. The APPG is called Good Work for Disabled people and is chaired by @SteveDarlingMP We look forward to supporting the work and the APPG. #AccessToWork
Steve Darling MP
@SteveDarlingMP
Feb 11
Creating good work for disabled people should be at the heart of government policy. This came a step closer yesterday with the inaugural meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Good Work for Disabled People, which I chaired. As part of our work we will be convening a Stakeholder Advisory Board to ensure the lived experience of disabled people is central to what we do. I look forward to continuing this vital work to the benefit of both our disabled community and our national economy. @sianberry @mariecgoldman #disabled #economy #work
Pictured is Steve Darling MP with Sian Berry MP, Marie Goldman MP, Claire Young MP , Baroness Monckton, John Milne MP and Jacqueline Winstanley

ALT Pictured is Steve Darling MP with Sian Berry MP, Marie Goldman MP, Claire Young MP , Baroness Monckton, John Milne MP and Jacqueline Winstanley

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Urgent Press Request: We are looking to speak to anyone who was recruited for a role but couldn’t start, or had to leave their role or close their business, because of long delays in receiving an Access to Work support decision. #AccessToWork
Have you been unable to start a job, or forced to leave, due to delays in an Access to Work support decision?

ALT Have you been unable to start a job, or forced to leave, due to delays in an Access to Work support decision?

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If this has happened to you, we'd really like to hear about your experience for a press piece. Please email us at accesstoworkcollective@gmail.com Image description: Have you been unable to start a job, or forced to leave, due to delays in an Access to Work support decision?
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Inclusion London@InclusionLondon
Jan 9
If you have applied for the Access to Work scheme and you are deaf, deafblind, or have hearing loss, DeafATW and @rnid want your views. @AccessToWorkCol Complete the survey by 16 January: buff.ly/45jwnWT
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Access to Work Collective@AccessToWorkCol
16 Dec 2025
50 MP's asked parliamentary questions on Access to Work this year. Leading the way in 2025: 1. @MartinWrigley – 18 2. @LouHaigh – 13 3. @Helen_Whately – 6 If your MP is asking questions, thank them. If not, ask why. #AccessToWorkCollective #AccessToWork
The MPs who asked the most Parliamentary Questions on Access to Work in 2025, ranked as Martin Wrigley MP with 18 questions, Louise Haigh with 13, and Helen Whatley MP with 6, with Access to Work Collective logo at the bottom.

ALT The MPs who asked the most Parliamentary Questions on Access to Work in 2025, ranked as Martin Wrigley MP with 18 questions, Louise Haigh with 13, and Helen Whatley MP with 6, with Access to Work Collective logo at the bottom.
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From May to Nov 2025, the Collective grew faster and achieved more than we ever imagined. What started as a way to stop people navigating Access to Work alone has become a national effort shaped by thousands of disabled people and allies. linkedin.com/posts/accesstow… #AccessToWork
Access to Work Collective Impact Report 2025

ALT Access to Work Collective Impact Report 2025

What we achieved (in seven months). We’re a group of 5,820 members and growing. 22 pieces of press coverage. More than 20 MPs engaged. 30,000 words of evidence and resources shared. 17,538 signatures delivered to the prime minister. 263k LinkedIn impressions.

ALT What we achieved (in seven months). We’re a group of 5,820 members and growing. 22 pieces of press coverage. More than 20 MPs engaged. 30,000 words of evidence and resources shared. 17,538 signatures delivered to the prime minister. 263k LinkedIn impressions.

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If you want to get involved, support the work or simply stay connected, reach us at accesstoworkcollective@gmail.com. Everyone is welcome.
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Disability News Service@johnpringdns
28 Nov 2025
DWP failure to provide up-to-date figures on Access to Work cuts is ‘major warning sign’, say campaigners #DWP #AccessToWork @AccessToWorkCol disabilitynewsservice.com/dw…

DWP failure to provide up-to-date figures on Access to Work cuts is ‘major warning sign’, say...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has claimed that “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the A…

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Disability News Service@johnpringdns
4 Dec 2025
‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year #AccessToWork #DWP @AccessToWorkCol disabilitynewsservice.com/un…

‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year

Ministers have been forced to admit that the proportion of Access to Work claims they are rejecting has leapt by more than a fifth this year, with disabled campaigners describing the figures as “un…

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We’re calling for the Government to fix the delays and barriers that are holding disabled people back from working. Thousands have already added their names, but there’s still time to make sure your voice is heard. Sign our open letter: forms.gle/G9B4ax2TY7xqMdPJ #AccessToWork
We’re taking our Access to Work open letter to Downing Street. It’s your last chance to sign and call for urgent reform.

ALT We’re taking our Access to Work open letter to Downing Street. It’s your last chance to sign and call for urgent reform.
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Access to Work is only treasury funded programme that has sustainability helped to reduce the disability employment gap. By funding Access to Work and administering it properly you would get hundreds of thousands of disabled people off the waiting list for it, actually in work.
Department for Work and Pensions
@DWPgovuk
9 Oct 2025
"The stories we're hearing about people who never thought they could work, getting into work through this kind of help are really encouraging" - Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden Connect to Work is supporting thousands of sick and disabled people gov.uk/government/news/job-a…
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liane gomersall@ligomersall
9 Oct 2025
Access to Work dossier of evidence shows ‘real harm’ and job losses caused by DWP cuts and failings disabilitynewsservice.com/ac… via @johnpringdns

Access to Work dossier of evidence shows ‘real harm’ and job losses caused by DWP cuts and failings

The Access to Work scheme is failing Deaf and disabled people, and its “decline” in the last two years has caused them “real harm”, with some support packages cut by 80 per cent, according to a det…

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We are excited to be working with @BrktrhImpact on our campaign ensuring Access to Work truly lives up to its name 🙌🏽 #AccessToWorkCollective #AccessToWork #AccessToNowhere
Breakthrough Impact@BrktrhImpact
8 Oct 2025
We're delighted to announce the four campaigns we'll be supporting on our 2025-26 Accelerator programme: 📝 Access to Work Collective ⭐️ Faz Amnesty / Faron Paul 📵 Phone Free Education / Esther Ghey 💚 Sistah Space Read more about the campaigns here: bit.ly/4mYjwKX
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Update: Dan Biddle's Access to Work award has now been fully restored but thousands of disabled people are still facing unoffical cuts, changes and delays. thesun.co.uk/news/36857909/d… #AccessToWork #AccessToWorkCollective #AccessToNowhere

7/7’s worst injured survivor who lost both legs & eye has disability payments RESTORED after DWP...

THE most severely injured survivor of the 7/7 ­bombings has had his disability payments restored after The Sun intervened. Dan Biddle, 46, lost both legs, his left eye and spleen in the 2005 terror…

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The government has been accused for months of “stealth cuts” to Access to Work. This is the first time a minister has confirmed he approved the very change that triggered them. disabilitynewsservice.com/mi… #AccessToWorkCollective #AccessToWork #AccessToNowhere
Disability News Service article screenshot of headline and image: Minister admits signing off on order that led to widespread cuts to Access to Work. Stephen Timms is pictured below the headline.

ALT Disability News Service article screenshot of headline and image: Minister admits signing off on order that led to widespread cuts to Access to Work. Stephen Timms is pictured below the headline.

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