Disabled staff may lose jobs as government owes businesses thousands, BBC told

Businesses employing disabled people say they are owed hundreds of thousands of pounds by the government, and fear they may have to let staff go.
Under the Access to Work scheme, companies and employees can apply for grants to help support disabled people in the workplace.
But businesses have told the BBC there are backlogs and huge payment delays leaving them out of pocket.
One company told the BBC it is owed nearly £200,000 by the Access to Work scheme and is worried it may have to close.
Another said it had already been forced to shut down in part due to problems with the programme.

Source: BBC | Language: English