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href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/work-experience-and-volunteering\"\u003ework experience, volunteering and job trialling\u003c/a\u003e schemes\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ehelp with \u003ca href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/starting-your-own-business\"\u003estarting your own business\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ehelp combining work with \u003ca href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-parents-and-carers\"\u003elooking after children or caring responsibilities\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eextra \u003ca href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-specific-problems\"\u003ehelp for specific problems\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou may also be able to keep getting some \u003ca href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/support-when-you-start-working\"\u003ebenefits once you start working\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\" class=\"application-notice info-notice\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guide is also available in \u003ca href=\"/help-gyda-symud-o-fudd-daliadau-i-waith\"\u003eWelsh (Cymraeg)\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"support-for-disabled-people\"\u003eSupport for disabled people\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpeak to your local Jobcentre Plus if you’re disabled or have a long-term health condition. They can help you \u003ca href=\"/looking-for-work-if-disabled\"\u003efind a job or gain new skills\u003c/a\u003e, and tell you about specific programmes to help you back into work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou might be able to get an \u003ca href=\"/access-to-work\"\u003eAccess to Work grant\u003c/a\u003e to pay for:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003especial equipment, adaptations or support worker services to help you do things like answer the phone or go to meetings\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ehelp getting to and from work\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003emental health support\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work\"\u003ecommunication support at a job interview\u003c/a\u003e (for example, a British Sign Language interpreter or a lipspeaker)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n" } </script><script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/http://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "name": "Home", "@id": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/" } } ] } </script><script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/http://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "headline": "Help with moving from benefits to work", "description": "Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "GOV.UK", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/assets/government-frontend/govuk_publishing_components/govuk-logo-73b5a4056ffe9988d02c728b56fe9fe7f90bb822322a5f6183ccbb92a99b019a.png" } }, "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Overview", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work", "text": "<p>Get support from <a href=\"/contact-jobcentre-plus\">Jobcentre Plus</a> to help you prepare for, find and stay in work, including:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li>\n<a href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/job-search-programmes\">training, guidance and work placement</a> programmes</li>\n <li>\n<a href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/work-experience-and-volunteering\">work experience, volunteering and job trialling</a> schemes</li>\n <li>help with <a href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/starting-your-own-business\">starting your own business</a>\n</li>\n <li>help combining work with <a href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-parents-and-carers\">looking after children or caring responsibilities</a>\n</li>\n <li>extra <a href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-specific-problems\">help for specific problems</a>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>You may also be able to keep getting some <a href=\"/moving-from-benefits-to-work/support-when-you-start-working\">benefits once you start working</a>.</p>\n\n<div role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\" class=\"application-notice info-notice\">\n<p>This guide is also available in <a href=\"/help-gyda-symud-o-fudd-daliadau-i-waith\">Welsh (Cymraeg)</a>.</p>\n</div>\n\n<h2 id=\"support-for-disabled-people\">Support for disabled people</h2>\n\n<p>Speak to your local Jobcentre Plus if you’re disabled or have a long-term health condition. They can help you <a href=\"/looking-for-work-if-disabled\">find a job or gain new skills</a>, and tell you about specific programmes to help you back into work.</p>\n\n<p>You might be able to get an <a href=\"/access-to-work\">Access to Work grant</a> to pay for:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li>special equipment, adaptations or support worker services to help you do things like answer the phone or go to meetings</li>\n <li>help getting to and from work</li>\n <li>mental health support</li>\n <li>\n<a href=\"/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work\">communication support at a job interview</a> (for example, a British Sign Language interpreter or a lipspeaker)</li>\n</ul>\n\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Job search programmes", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/job-search-programmes", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/job-search-programmes", "text": "<p>Your <a href=\"/contact-jobcentre-plus\">Jobcentre Plus</a> work coach can give you more information about programmes that can help you prepare for, find and stay in work.</p>\n\n<p>If you live in Scotland, you can also get help from <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https://www.mygov.scot/help-find-job/\">Fair Start Scotland</a>.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"work-programme\">Work Programme</h2>\n\n<p>The Work Programme stopped taking new participants on 1 April 2017. If you’re already taking part, you can continue to do so for up to 2 years from the date you joined.</p>\n\n<p>You’ll have to attend an assessment interview with Jobcentre Plus if you’ve been on the Work Programme for 2 years. The interview will help you plan, prepare and find work.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"help-for-specific-types-of-work\">Help for specific types of work</h2>\n\n<p>Sector-based work academies offer training and work experience for up to 6 weeks in a particular industry or area of work.</p>\n\n<p>Most academies also offer a guaranteed interview for a job or an apprenticeship.</p>\n\n<p>They’re available to you if you’re claiming any of the following because you’re unemployed:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li><a href=\"/jobseekers-allowance\">Jobseeker’s Allowance</a></li>\n <li>\n<a href=\"/employment-support-allowance\">Employment and Support Allowance</a> (if you’re in the Work-Related Activity Group)</li>\n <li><a href=\"/universal-credit\">Universal Credit</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"work-clubs\">Work clubs</h2>\n\n<p>Anyone who’s unemployed can join a Work Club. They’re run by local organisations like employers and community groups, and give you the chance to share knowledge, experience and job hunting tips.</p>\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Work experience and volunteering", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/work-experience-and-volunteering", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/work-experience-and-volunteering", "text": "<p>Contact <a href=\"/contact-jobcentre-plus\">Jobcentre Plus</a> to find out about opportunities that can improve your chances of finding work, including work experience, volunteering and work trials.</p>\n\n<p>You might be able to get help with costs like childcare and travel.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"work-experience\">Work experience</h2>\n\n<p>If you’re getting Jobseeker’s Allowance (<abbr title=\"Jobseeker’s Allowance\">JSA</abbr>) or Universal Credit, you can get work experience through Jobcentre Plus.</p>\n\n<p>Work experience can last between 2 and 8 weeks, and you’ll normally be expected to work between 25 and 30 hours a week. You’ll carry on getting your <abbr title=\"Jobseeker’s Allowance\">JSA</abbr> or Universal Credit payment as long as you continue to look for work.</p>\n\n<p>You may also be able to get help from Jobcentre Plus for costs related to work experience, for example for travel or childcare.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"work-together-volunteering\">Work Together (volunteering)</h2>\n\n<p>If you’re unemployed and looking for work, you can volunteer with a local organisation through the Work Together programme. Your Jobcentre Plus work coach will help you to find a volunteering opportunity.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"work-trials\">Work trials</h2>\n\n<p>A work trial gives you the chance to try out a job and keep getting benefits. It can last up to 30 working days, and you might get offered a job at the end.</p>\n\n<p>Work trials are voluntary, and your benefits will not be affected if you finish early or turn down a job you’re offered.</p>\n\n<p>Your Jobcentre Plus can arrange a work trial for you, or you can ask them about how to do this yourself.</p>\n\n<h3 id=\"employment-on-trial\">Employment on Trial</h3>\n\n<p>Employment on Trial allows you to leave a job and start claiming <a href=\"/jobseekers-allowance\"><abbr title=\"Jobseeker’s Allowance\">JSA</abbr></a> again without this affecting your benefit (unless you’re sacked or leave because of misconduct).</p>\n\n<p>You must have worked more than 16 hours a week for between 4 and 12 weeks before leaving the job.</p>\n\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Starting or running your own business", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/starting-your-own-business", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/starting-your-own-business", "text": "<p>You can get help to:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li>start your own business</li>\n <li>develop your business, if you’re already self-employed</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>You can get help from:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li>local organisations - ask your <a href=\"/contact-jobcentre-plus\">Jobcentre Plus</a> work coach for more information</li>\n <li><a href=\"/business-support-helpline\">government-backed business support schemes</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"if-you-get-universal-credit\">If you get Universal Credit</h2>\n\n<p>You might be able to get a 12 month ‘start up period’ if you’re self-employed.</p>\n\n<p>During a start up period, no matter how much you earn:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li>your Universal Credit payments are based on your monthly earnings</li>\n <li>you do not need to look for other work</li>\n <li>you’ll get support from a work coach who’s trained to work with the self-employed</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Your current work coach can tell you if you’re eligible.</p>\n\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"/self-employment-and-universal-credit\">claiming Universal Credit when you’re self-employed</a>.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"if-you-already-have-a-business-thats-less-than-2-years-old\">If you already have a business that’s less than 2 years old</h2>\n\n<p>You might be able to get a <a href=\"/apply-start-up-loan\">Start Up Loan</a>.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"if-youre-disabled-or-you-have-a-health-condition\">If you’re disabled or you have a health condition</h2>\n\n<p>You may be able to get extra support through an <a href=\"/access-to-work\">Access to Work</a> grant.</p>\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Help for parents and carers", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-parents-and-carers", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-parents-and-carers", "text": "<p>Your <a href=\"/contact-jobcentre-plus\">Jobcentre Plus</a> work coach can tell you about support you can get to help you combine work with looking after children or caring responsibilities.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"help-for-parents\">Help for parents</h2>\n\n<p>Parents can get <a href=\"/help-with-childcare-costs\">help with childcare costs</a> when moving from benefits to work.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"help-for-carers\">Help for carers</h2>\n\n<p>Work Preparation Support for Carers provides help and support for you to make a successful move into work, including access to training and advice on job hunting and applications.</p>\n\n<p>You might be able to get help with the cost of replacement care while you take part in training or attend interviews.</p>\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Help with drug and alcohol problems", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-specific-problems", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/help-for-specific-problems", "text": "<p>You may be able to get extra support if you have drug or alcohol problems that are stopping you working.</p>\n\n<p>Your Jobcentre Plus work coach can tell you about the help available from specialist drugs or alcohol treatment professionals in your area, and refer you to their services if you want.</p>\n\n<p>This help is available to anyone getting benefits.</p>\n" } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Support when you start working", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/support-when-you-start-working", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231218113427/https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work/support-when-you-start-working", "text": "<p>Going back to work does not mean giving up all your benefits. Some benefits may carry on, and others may be available once you’re working.</p>\n\n<p>Contact <a href=\"/contact-jobcentre-plus\">Jobcentre Plus</a> if you’ve found a job and you or your partner have been getting:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li><a href=\"/jobseekers-allowance\">Jobseeker’s Allowance</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/employment-support-allowance\">Employment and Support Allowance</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/income-support\">Income Support</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/universal-credit\">Universal Credit</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Your Jobcentre Plus work coach will help you to manage your move into work, and sort out changes to your other benefits, including <a href=\"/claim-tax-credits\">tax credits</a>. What you can get will depend on how long you were claiming these benefits without a break.</p>\n\n<p>You do not have to fill in any forms, but make sure you have details of your income, savings and any rent payments to hand.</p>\n\n<div role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\" class=\"application-notice info-notice\">\n<p>Use a <a href=\"/benefits-calculators\">benefits calculator</a> to see how starting a job or increasing your working hours affects your benefits.</p>\n</div>\n\n<h2 id=\"help-with-housing\">Help with housing</h2>\n\n<p>Depending on how long you have been claiming benefits, you may be able to get:</p>\n\n<ul>\n <li><a href=\"/mortgage-interest-run-on\">Mortgage Interest Run On</a></li>\n <li><a href=\"/housing-benefit/further-information\">Extended Payment of Housing Benefit</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>These payments provide help for up to 4 weeks when you start a new job and begin earning a wage. You may also be able to get extended <a href=\"/council-tax-reduction\">reductions on your Council Tax</a>.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"if-youre-disabled-or-you-have-a-health-condition\">If you’re disabled or you have a health condition</h2>\n\n<p>You may be able to get extra support through an <a href=\"/access-to-work\">Access to Work</a> grant.</p>\n\n" } } ] } </script> </body> </html>

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