Access to Work
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1. What Access to Work is
Access to Work is a Department for Work and Skills scheme.
Access to Work supports eligible people who need practical access to work support, reasonable adjustments, workplace and access support, support to access employment or work readiness support within the DWS remit.
The National Employment Service may administer Access to Work for Havenstead employment and public service employment support, including referral or supported matching into volunteering opportunities where relevant to employability.
How Access to Work works with other services
Access to Work must operate with the National Employment Service where Havenstead access to work casework, employment support or participation routing is required. It also works with the competent wellbeing, education, equality, resource and employing authorities where their functions are engaged.
2. Eligibility
Access to Work supports eligible people who need practical access to work support, reasonable adjustments, workplace and access support, support to access employment or work readiness support within the DWS remit.
Eligibility is assessed against the circumstances of the request and the functions of the Department for Work and Skills and the National Employment Service.
Submitting a request does not establish eligibility, approve support or expenditure, or create employment or appointment rights.
3. Apply for Access to Work support
Use the Access to Work support request to explain the work-related barrier or practical support need you are trying to address.
The request records the work or public-service context, the barrier or access need, support sought, relevant existing adjustments or support, and information needed for safe contact and case administration.
4. After you apply
The National Employment Service or another authorised DWS caseworker will review the request and may ask for further information where it is needed to assess the case.
An authorised decision records the decision, reasons and decision authority. Where support is approved, the case record can also record the approved support, any conditions, implementation status and the next review date.
If your circumstances change or you need a review
A later material decision change must use the review or change route so the original decision and case history are retained. The case can also record implementation actions, referrals and closure.