PEOPLE - Looking for work?

yes2work is a free job broking service for people who are out of work because of illness or disability. yes2work has been set up to run according to social firm principles. It is, therefore, a 'not for profit' organisation that aims to employ a significant number of disabled people. This is in addition to helping people with disabilities or illnesses with employment problems generally.

Is YES2WORK suitable for me?

Free, voluntary and client led

Can yes2work help me?

yes2work advisors

What happens when I contact yes2work?

Eligibility

Confidential benefits advice

Is yes2work suitable for me?

• Have you lost your confidence in your ability to do a job?
• Do you have difficulty expressing what you can or cannot do?
• Have you always wanted to do a particular job but feel you are unable to do it because of the equipment or work environment?
• Could you work if you had help getting to and from work?
• Do employers fail to appreciate your circumstances and potential?
• Have you had an accident or illness which has affected your ability to do your current job?
• Is your employer aware of the expertise and advice available for assessing your situation, which can help staff retention?
• If you are facing circumstances similar to these then yes2work can probably help you.

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Free, voluntary and client led

• We will never charge you for using our service, and using our freephone number will not cost you a penny to contact us.
• We will encourage you to decide for yourself whether or not to register with yes2work. We will explain how our service works and provide you with written information to help you make your decision.
• Once you have registered with yes2work, we will then listen to you and respond to your needs. Every stage of our job broking service is tailored to your needs.

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How can yes2work help me?

Yes2work can help you find:

• Paid part time / full time
• Voluntary
• Self employed
• Temporary
• Home based work.

We can help you with:

• Searching for a job
• Applying for a job
• Getting to a job
• Going for an interview
• Changing career
• Finding childcare
• Putting yourself across to an employer

We will support you at every stage of the route into sustained employment. This support includes:

• Confidential benefits advice and solutions
• Career guidance
• Identifying your training needs
• Financial support
• On the job support
• Sorting out problems with your employer
• Adapting the workplace to your needs
• And lots more.

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Yes2work advisors

Our advisers can help you:

• Discover what you want to do
• Help you build your confidence
• Overcome barriers to work
• Solve benefits issues and ensure that when you start work you are not worse off.

By talking to employers on your behalf they can:

• Find you a new job
• Help you get back to your old job
• Help you get back to a different job in your old firm
• Arrange work trials or work experience
• Inform you of the latest vacancies that are relevant to you

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What happens when I contact yes2work?

You will be put through to one of our advisers, who will explain how our service works and help you to assess if this is suitable. You will then be sent further information and a registration form with stamp addressed envelope. Once we receive the registration form an adviser will contact you for a more detailed discussion about what you would like to do, what jobs we can help you find and what support we can give you.

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Eligibility

Our registration form assesses whether or not you are eligible for our free service. This is done by confirming if you are in receipt of one of the following benefits:

• Incapacity Benefit (IB)
• Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA)
• Income Support with a disability Premium
• Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit - This Must include a Disability Premium
• Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - Provided recipient is not also receiving JSA
• Pension Credit with Disability Premium
• War Pension with an Unemployability Supplement
• Income Support pending an appeal against IB
• Industrial Injuries Disability Benefit (IIDB) with Unemployability Supplement
• Incapacity Benefit Credits Only

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Confidential benefits advice

Many people on Incapacity Benefits and related benefits need to be careful in considering benefit implications of returning to work. Yes2work can help you find out the relevant information, help you estimate the financial impact of part-time work, full-time work, or what ever arrangements are relevant to you. The last thing we want to do is to lead you into a situation where you will be worse off. It is therefore important to find out what the rules are and how they will affect you. This is particularly important for anyone who is disabled or who is recovering from a lengthy illness. Some benefits would still be payable after you find work, other benefits will cease and yet others that are not available to you now may become payable once you are in work. It is also important to know what happens if the job does not work out. Again we will be able to tell you what the rules are.

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If you have any queries about yes2work or our service, or you would simply like to find out more, or you require confidential advice, please:

Contact us FREE by calling:-

Head Office: 0808 144 7080
Midlands Office: 0808 145 2504
Norwich Office: 0808 180 2375
Scottish Office: 0808 145 2503

Fax: 0808 144 7081
TextPhone: 0808 144 7082

Email: info@yes2work.org.uk