Access to Work can help you if your health or disability affects the way you do your job. It gives you and your employer advice and support with extra costs which may arise because of your needs.
Access to Work might pay towards a support worker or the equipment you need at work. It can also pay towards the cost of getting to work if you cannot use public transport.
If you need a communicator at job interviews, then Access to Work may be able to pay some or all of the communicator costs.
Who can get access to work?
You may be able to get Access to Work if you're:
and your disability or health condition stops you from being able to do parts of your job. Your disability or health condition may not have a big effect on what you do each day, but may have a long-term effect on how well you can do your job.
Follow the link below to check if you can apply for Access to Work support. If you're eligible you can print a confirmation letter and use it when you're talking to employers about a job.
www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Employmentsupport/WorkSchemesAndProgrammes/DG_4000347
