DWP £66,000 grant now easier to access after modern change that's 'opened doors'

Tai Kolade

8 May 2024 at 6:14 am·2-min read

DWP could be checking your bank and social media accounts — The DWP has said it has a wider commitment to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace -Credit:Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images

A grant from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is much easier to access after a modern change that has opened the door for many to receive.

Government grants to help make work life easier for disabled people can now be applied for online for the first time after the Access to Work scheme was digitalized. This means that getting access to grants of up to £66,000 per person per year is now more accessible than ever before.

The grant helped to make 50,000 workplace adjustments last year and the Government believes that the customer experience will be a lot easier and more efficient.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM â SEPTEMBER 21: In this illustration photo British pound banknotes are seen in London, United Kingdom on September 21, 2022. Rasid Necati Aslim / Anadolu Agency — The money from the grants is aimed to help disabled people find work -Credit:Getty Images

Ross Cheeseman, 39, receives the grant. He used the funding to pay for tutoring and work support so he could enter the world of work. Access to Work funding supported him through an eight-week work experience placement at a local social enterprise - Turning Heads - in Torquay and after his placement he was offered a permanent role.

Ross told Gov.uk : "It has made me a happier person and I really like the fact that I can support other people. Turning Heads and Access to Work have really helped me out and I’m really thankful to the team for helping me."

Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Mims Davies MP, said: "Access to Work helps thousands of disabled people and those returning to work who are sick by giving them and their employers the resources to help introduce suitable workplace adjustments.

"Digitisation of Access to Work further modernises the programme to make it easier to apply for grants or claim payments."

To be eligible for the Access to Work scheme, applicants must be employed, self-employed, about to start work, participating in a supported internship/traineeship, taking part in work experience/work trial or requiring communication support at an interview. Applications can still be made via the phone or post.

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