Access to Work ADHD application checklist
Eight things to have written down before you apply or speak to an Access to Work adviser. There is no form to fill in to read it. Work through it, then save or print the page and take it into your adviser call.
- 1
Your employment details
Employer name and address, your job title, start date, working pattern, and your National Insurance number. If self-employed, have your Unique Taxpayer Reference and a short description of your work.
- 2
A short written summary of your ADHD
Whether you are diagnosed, waiting for an assessment, or self-identifying. A diagnosis is not required, but a letter, prescription or clinic confirmation is useful if you have one.
- 3
Five concrete workplace difficulties
Written as situations, not labels. For example: 'I lose 3 to 5 hours a week re-reading email threads because I cannot hold the thread of a task after an interruption.'
- 4
The impact in time, money or risk
Advisers respond to measurable impact: hours lost, deadlines missed, errors corrected, overtime worked to catch up, or the risk to your role if nothing changes.
- 5
The support you are asking for, by name
Ask for what you want: ADHD coaching or strategy sessions, and how many. Add any assistive technology or workplace adjustments separately, as those are often handled differently.
- 6
A provider quote
A written quote with session length, number of sessions, price per session and total. We provide this free on request — it does not commit you to anything.
- 7
What your employer has already done
Adjustments your employer must make under the Equality Act 2010 are their responsibility, not the grant's. Noting what has already been tried helps the adviser see where the gap is.
- 8
Your availability
Realistic times you can attend sessions without stacking them on top of an already full week. Coaching only works when the session is protected.
What happens next
The full walkthrough of how the scheme runs, what DWP decides and what we provide for a claim is on the main guide.
Back to the Access to Work guideWant the provider quote for point six?
Send us your role and roughly what you would like the sessions to cover. We reply with a written quote you can attach to your application. It commits you to nothing.