Guidance

Easy read: Access to Work – get support if you have a disability or health condition

These easy read guides explain what Access to Work is and how you can apply for it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 10 January 2019
• Last updated: 7 March 2023
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  1. 7 March 2023

     Added translation

  2. 19 December 2022

     Added 'Communication support at a job interview: easy read' guide.

  3. 1 August 2022

     Removed "Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak" as the guidance is no longer needed.

  4. 14 June 2022

     Updated 'Get help from Access to Work' easy read documents (English and Welsh versions). Permitted work rates have been updated on page 9.

  5. 15 February 2022

     Replaced English and Welsh language versions of PDFs 'Get help from Access to Work' with new versions. Added new section for civil servants.

  6. 28 January 2022

     Replaced English and Welsh language versions of PDFs 'Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: easy read' with new versions.

  7. 12 April 2021

     Updated with the latest rates effective from 12 April 2021.

  8. 21 September 2020

     Replaced English and Welsh language versions of PDFs 'Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: easy read' with new versions.

  9. 19 August 2020

     Added 'Claiming Access to Work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: easy read' to guidance.

  10. 2 April 2020

      Easy reads updated as permitted work limit is now £140.

  11. 23 March 2020

      Replaced English and Welsh language versions of PDFs with new versions and removed English and Welsh language versions of print-ready PDF.

  12. 18 October 2019

      Revised versions of English and Welsh easy read and print-ready easy read guides.

  13. 14 June 2019

      Added Welsh easy read and print-ready easy read.

  14. 1 April 2019

      Updated permitted work limit to £131.50.

  15. 6 February 2019

      Added print-ready version of the easy read guide.

  16. 10 January 2019

      First published.

Documents

Get help from Access to Work: easy read

PDF, 2.71 MB, 17 pages

Communication support at a job interview: easy read

PDF, 2.91 MB, 15 pages

Details

These easy read guides tell you:

• what Access to Work is
• who can get Access to Work
• how to apply for Access to Work
• about communication support at a job interview

Easy read documents are designed to make information accessible to people with learning disabilities. If you do not need an easy read format, read the Access to Work guidance.