Led by Labour MP Marsha de Cordova, MPs raised concerns over possible changes to the Access to Work scheme, and hailed it as a vital lifeline for young people with learning disabilities

Young disabled people risk missing out on jobs if further changes are made to welfare, a group of 30 cross-party MPs have warned.

Led by Labour MP Marsha de Cordova, they raised concerns over possible changes to the Access to Work (ATW) scheme, and hailed it as a vital lifeline for young people with learning disabilities and autism. Established in 1994 , the ATW scheme is designed to help people with disabilities or conditions get into employment or stay in their jobs.

The group, which includes Sir Jeremy Hunt , Daisy Cooper, Vicky Foxcroft and Rachel Maskell, has now written to the Work and

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