The Department acknowledged that it had not immediately recognised that the nature of the scheme’s caseload had changed. More applicants with health conditions relating to mental health and neurodiversity meant that some of the standard types of support that the scheme was used to providing were not applicable any more.39 In 2024–25, 37,900 people with mental health or learning conditions received Access to Work funding, up from 11,200 in 2018–19.40