Access to Work could pay towards:
- Specialist equipment (or alterations to existing equipment) to suit your particular needs
- Alterations to premises or a working environment to make it more accessible
- Help towards the additional costs of taxi fares if you cannot use public transport to get to work
- A communicator at job interviews
Access to Work can pay up to 100 per cent of the approved costs of making reasonable adjustments if an individual is:
- Unemployed and starting a new job
- Self-employed
- Working for an employer for less than six weeks
Whatever the individual’s employment status, Access to Work will also pay for up to 100 per cent of the approved costs for:
- Support workers
- Fares to work
- Communicator support at interview
If the individual has been employed in a job for more than six weeks and needs special equipment and/or adaptations to premises, then the following financial guidelines will apply:
- Employers with 1 to 9 employees will not be expected to share costs
- Employers with 10 to 49 employers will pay the first £300 and 20 per cent of costs up to £10,000
- Employers with 50 to 249 employees will pay the first £500 and 20 per cent of costs up to £10,000
- Large employers with 250 or more staff will pay the first £1,000 and 20 per cent of costs up to £10,000
The support provided will be reviewed between one and three years.
