There was no explanation for the cut & significant problems with what was awarded make it unworkable, including #AccessToWork proposing a rate of pay for my support worker effectively below minimum wage. Our team will keep working & many #Touretteshero projects will continue 2/4
May 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
There was no explanation for the cut & significant problems with what was awarded make it unworkable, including #AccessToWork proposing a rate of pay for my support worker effectively below minimum wage. Our team will keep working & many #Touretteshero projects will continue 2/4
My initial shock's turned to grave concern for the disabled communities I’m part of. The leaked changes to #AccessToWork if implemented will have a devastating impact. Whatever happens for me personally, there’s a deeper issue at root, a fundamental failure to value our lives 3/4
May 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
My initial shock's turned to grave concern for the disabled communities I’m part of. The leaked changes to #AccessToWork if implemented will have a devastating impact. Whatever happens for me personally, there’s a deeper issue at root, a fundamental failure to value our lives 3/4
This is the reality of what #AccessToWork cuts mean - Jess, who works and runs a company employing other people, can't do her job any more:
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is the reality of what #AccessToWork cuts mean - Jess, who works and runs a company employing other people, can't do her job any more:
My urgent message to Keir Starmer's Labour government about the devastating impact of cuts to #AccessToWork funding for working disabled people. wearebap.co.uk/campaign 1/4 @tomryalls.bsky.social @disabilityarts.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My urgent message to Keir Starmer's Labour government about the devastating impact of cuts to #AccessToWork funding for working disabled people. wearebap.co.uk/campaign 1/4 @tomryalls.bsky.social @disabilityarts.bsky.social
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
My job hasn’t changed, my disability hasn’t changed, so why has my support changed? #AccessToWork wearebap.co.uk/campaign 2/4
June 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My job hasn’t changed, my disability hasn’t changed, so why has my support changed? #AccessToWork wearebap.co.uk/campaign 2/4
#AccessToWork
Labour want disabled people to work, yet, are taking the axe to access to work meaning disabled people are unable to continue in work because of cuts
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
Labour want disabled people to work, yet, are taking the axe to access to work meaning disabled people are unable to continue in work because of cuts
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP work grants
DWP whistleblowers have reported Access to Work funding has been slashed by 60% to 70%, leaving disabled people struggling to stay in work.
www.bigissue.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
#AccessToWork
Labour want disabled people to work, yet, are taking the axe to access to work meaning disabled people are unable to continue in work because of cuts
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
Labour want disabled people to work, yet, are taking the axe to access to work meaning disabled people are unable to continue in work because of cuts
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
When it works properly & I can remember a time when it did #AccessToWork is liberating & transformative. I want to make it absolutely clear that disabled people are here to stay, that our lives, experiences, skills and imaginations matter & we are not disposable. 2/2
August 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
When it works properly & I can remember a time when it did #AccessToWork is liberating & transformative. I want to make it absolutely clear that disabled people are here to stay, that our lives, experiences, skills and imaginations matter & we are not disposable. 2/2
any #journalists working in the #adhd space fancy doing an investigation into why #ADHDcoaching can cost above £120 per session, when #counselling would cost on average £55 ...? Wondering if it might have something to do with funding often coming from #accesstowork ?
October 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
any #journalists working in the #adhd space fancy doing an investigation into why #ADHDcoaching can cost above £120 per session, when #counselling would cost on average £55 ...? Wondering if it might have something to do with funding often coming from #accesstowork ?
#AccessToWork
Public Accounts Committee are holding an inquiry into #AccessToWork Scheme
Call for written evidence on delays and backlogs in the scheme & impact on claimants & employers
Deadline for evidence is 23.02.2026 at 23.59pm
committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
Public Accounts Committee are holding an inquiry into #AccessToWork Scheme
Call for written evidence on delays and backlogs in the scheme & impact on claimants & employers
Deadline for evidence is 23.02.2026 at 23.59pm
committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
Submit written evidence to the inquiry: The Access to Work scheme
committees.parliament.uk
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
#AccessToWork
Public Accounts Committee are holding an inquiry into #AccessToWork Scheme
Call for written evidence on delays and backlogs in the scheme & impact on claimants & employers
Deadline for evidence is 23.02.2026 at 23.59pm
committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
Public Accounts Committee are holding an inquiry into #AccessToWork Scheme
Call for written evidence on delays and backlogs in the scheme & impact on claimants & employers
Deadline for evidence is 23.02.2026 at 23.59pm
committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
Darling accuses DWP of ‘absolutely shameful’ cover-up over Access to Work changes
#DWP #AccessToWork #LDConf
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/darling-accu...
#DWP #AccessToWork #LDConf
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Darling accuses DWP of ‘absolutely shameful’ cover-up over Access to Work changes
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of an “absolutely shameful” cover-up, after refusing to release documents that should show why disabled people across the country have fa…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Darling accuses DWP of ‘absolutely shameful’ cover-up over Access to Work changes
#DWP #AccessToWork #LDConf
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/darling-accu...
#DWP #AccessToWork #LDConf
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#AccessToWork
#Disability #Disabled
#ChronicIllness
#WelfareNotWarfare
#TakingThePIP #UC #PIP
#Labour
#PunchingDown
#Disability #Disabled
#ChronicIllness
#WelfareNotWarfare
#TakingThePIP #UC #PIP
#Labour
#PunchingDown
Access to Work is meant to support disabled people getting into work and to thrive in the workplace.
But I’m hearing from residents facing sudden cuts and long delays, often putting their jobs and livelihoods at risk.
But I’m hearing from residents facing sudden cuts and long delays, often putting their jobs and livelihoods at risk.
April 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM
With the cut to my #AccessToWork support meaning I can’t do my job & impacting creative projects, it’s been a while since I felt excited & moved by theatre but experiencing the #RelaxedPerformance of #MatildaMusical with my niece this afternoon was the reminder I needed.
June 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With the cut to my #AccessToWork support meaning I can’t do my job & impacting creative projects, it’s been a while since I felt excited & moved by theatre but experiencing the #RelaxedPerformance of #MatildaMusical with my niece this afternoon was the reminder I needed.
Government figures show first signs of ‘perverse’ cuts to Access to Work
#AccessToWork #DWP
@AoDisability @CampaignFDJ
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-f...
#AccessToWork #DWP
@AoDisability @CampaignFDJ
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-f...
Government figures show first signs of ‘perverse’ cuts to Access to Work
Official government figures have shown the first signs that ministers have been engaged in a “perverse” programme to secretly restrict grants made by the Access to Work disability employment scheme…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Government figures show first signs of ‘perverse’ cuts to Access to Work
#AccessToWork #DWP
@AoDisability @CampaignFDJ
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-f...
#AccessToWork #DWP
@AoDisability @CampaignFDJ
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Devastating.
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social — this is exactly what I feared when we spoke about #AccessToWork cuts. You said you’d write to minister Stephen Timms. Please do. Disabled people deserve answers: how can slashing support be justified when the government claims it wants to help us into work?
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social — this is exactly what I feared when we spoke about #AccessToWork cuts. You said you’d write to minister Stephen Timms. Please do. Disabled people deserve answers: how can slashing support be justified when the government claims it wants to help us into work?
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Devastating.
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social — this is exactly what I feared when we spoke about #AccessToWork cuts. You said you’d write to minister Stephen Timms. Please do. Disabled people deserve answers: how can slashing support be justified when the government claims it wants to help us into work?
@rachelblakemp.bsky.social — this is exactly what I feared when we spoke about #AccessToWork cuts. You said you’d write to minister Stephen Timms. Please do. Disabled people deserve answers: how can slashing support be justified when the government claims it wants to help us into work?
#AccessToWork
Since February 2025 62,000 applications have been waiting for their access to work support clsims to be processed
The government are slashing access to work funding
Please sign thd open letter & write to your MP
dpac.uk.net/2025/08/the-...
Since February 2025 62,000 applications have been waiting for their access to work support clsims to be processed
The government are slashing access to work funding
Please sign thd open letter & write to your MP
dpac.uk.net/2025/08/the-...
The government want you to work but slash Access to Work Funding? - DPAC
mainly reposted from Indepemdent Living
dpac.uk.net
August 16, 2025 at 6:56 AM
#AccessToWork
Since February 2025 62,000 applications have been waiting for their access to work support clsims to be processed
The government are slashing access to work funding
Please sign thd open letter & write to your MP
dpac.uk.net/2025/08/the-...
Since February 2025 62,000 applications have been waiting for their access to work support clsims to be processed
The government are slashing access to work funding
Please sign thd open letter & write to your MP
dpac.uk.net/2025/08/the-...
If your Access to Work has been denied or taken away due to your own social media posting, please contact the brilliant disabled journalist Lydia Wilkins (@Journo_Lydia) who is looking for cases for an ongoing ICO inquiry. Contact her here: lydiawilkins.co.uk/contact/
#AccessToWork
#AccessToWork
Contact - Lydia Wilkins
To contact Lydia directly, please use the contact form below. Please note that she is a disabled freelance journalist – and will need 24 hours, or sometimes longer, to get back to you. There may be…
lydiawilkins.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If your Access to Work has been denied or taken away due to your own social media posting, please contact the brilliant disabled journalist Lydia Wilkins (@Journo_Lydia) who is looking for cases for an ongoing ICO inquiry. Contact her here: lydiawilkins.co.uk/contact/
#AccessToWork
#AccessToWork
125 days since I submitted my request for a reconsideration on my Access to Work claim.
#accesstowork #dwp #delays #Atw
#accesstowork #dwp #delays #Atw
April 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
125 days since I submitted my request for a reconsideration on my Access to Work claim.
#accesstowork #dwp #delays #Atw
#accesstowork #dwp #delays #Atw
The fact this is a decision by #AccessToWork is shocking #Touretteshero artistic work gave many opportunities to other disabled artists, my son included. I am saddened and angered to read this.
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
June 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The fact this is a decision by #AccessToWork is shocking #Touretteshero artistic work gave many opportunities to other disabled artists, my son included. I am saddened and angered to read this.
This is the environment in which the government is pushing the narrative that disabled people just don't want to work whilst simultaneously cutting PIP + Access to work support.
#TakeThePIP #ChronicIllness #Disability #AccessToWork
8/8
#TakeThePIP #ChronicIllness #Disability #AccessToWork
8/8
June 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is the environment in which the government is pushing the narrative that disabled people just don't want to work whilst simultaneously cutting PIP + Access to work support.
#TakeThePIP #ChronicIllness #Disability #AccessToWork
8/8
#TakeThePIP #ChronicIllness #Disability #AccessToWork
8/8
When a leading artist, employer, trailblazer, activist with unquestionable complex support needs has to halt work bc #AccessToWork has been cut, it sadly looks like Labour Isn’t Working. Wonder if @bambosmp.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social can make some noise?
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
When a leading artist, employer, trailblazer, activist with unquestionable complex support needs has to halt work bc #AccessToWork has been cut, it sadly looks like Labour Isn’t Working. Wonder if @bambosmp.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social can make some noise?
The government has secretly imposed a “stealth” real-terms cut to the maximum amount disabled people can receive through the Access to Work disability employment scheme.
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-minis...
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-minis...
Labour ministers secretly imposed Access to Work cut last year, DWP update quietly reveals
The government has secretly imposed a “stealth” real-terms cut to the maximum amount disabled people can receive through the Access to Work disability employment scheme. The cut is most likely to i…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
May 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The government has secretly imposed a “stealth” real-terms cut to the maximum amount disabled people can receive through the Access to Work disability employment scheme.
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-minis...
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-minis...
The disability minister has refused once again to explain what role he played in his department’s secret programme to cut Access to Work grants.
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-ref...
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-ref...
Minister refuses once again to reveal truth about cuts to Access to Work
The disability minister has refused once again to explain what role he played in his department’s secret programme to cut Access to Work (AtW) grants. It is the latest failure by Sir Stephen Timms …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The disability minister has refused once again to explain what role he played in his department’s secret programme to cut Access to Work grants.
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-ref...
#AccessToWork #DWP
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-ref...
The disability minister has admitted signing off on orders that have led to widespread cuts to disabled people’s Access to Work support packages since Labour came to power.
#AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-adm...
#AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-adm...
Minister admits signing off on order that led to widespread cuts to Access to Work
The disability minister has admitted signing off on orders that have led to widespread cuts to disabled people’s Access to Work support packages since Labour came to power. Disabled campaigners hav…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The disability minister has admitted signing off on orders that have led to widespread cuts to disabled people’s Access to Work support packages since Labour came to power.
#AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-adm...
#AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-adm...
We’re calling for Govt to work closely with #Disabled people & their orgs to review #WCA, #PIP assessment process, Safeguarding, employer & employee support & #AccessToWork.
Sign our open letter now: buff.ly/TJI8pM6
#ItsTimeForInclusion #DisabilityBenefits #Disabled
Sign our open letter now: buff.ly/TJI8pM6
#ItsTimeForInclusion #DisabilityBenefits #Disabled
June 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We’re calling for Govt to work closely with #Disabled people & their orgs to review #WCA, #PIP assessment process, Safeguarding, employer & employee support & #AccessToWork.
Sign our open letter now: buff.ly/TJI8pM6
#ItsTimeForInclusion #DisabilityBenefits #Disabled
Sign our open letter now: buff.ly/TJI8pM6
#ItsTimeForInclusion #DisabilityBenefits #Disabled