Access to Work recipients fall

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Access to Work recipients fall

New figures published this week show the number of disabled people receiving Access to Work (AtW) support fell from 37,270 in 2009-10 to 35,830 in 2010-11.

02/08/2011

Access to Work is a big success story in supporting disabled people, and a net income generator for the state.

However, the number of successful new AtW claimants fell from 16,520 in 2009-10 to just 13,240 in 2010-11.

The figures are available at:

http://research.dwp.gov.uk