Work and Health Programme

The Work and Health Programme WHP programme has now closed to new referrals. Please visit Shaw Trust for our range of services in your area.The Work and Health Programme helps you to find and keep a job if you’re out of work. The Programme, which is tailored to your needs, is designed to help you if you’ve been out of work and claiming unemployment benefits.The Programme will help you improve your employment outcomes by enabling you to develop the skills you

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Don’t ‘write off’ young people: insights from our Closer to Work report

We need a new solution for 600k anxious ‘written off’ young people not working due to their health – often on benefits and receiving no employment support. These young people aren’t using public services: they don’t go to job centres, or even GPs. Working with youth consultancy Livity, we spoke with these young people to design our new solution, “Reframe, our West London pilot,” which aims to support 200 young people to move closer to work. What they told us also informed

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Connect to WorkĀ Hull and East Yorkshire

Connect to Work Hull and East Yorkshire Check eligibility Delivered by Shaw Trust on behalf of Hull and East Yorkshire Combined AuthoritySupport to find, stay in, or progress in work, at your pace.Connect to Work Hull and East Yorkshire is a free, optional service that brings work and wellbeing support together. It’s open to local people aged 18 and over, who are facing barriers to work – like health or a disability. Who the programme is forConnect to Work helps

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Connect to Work Swindon and Wiltshire

Connect to Work Swindon and Wiltshire Check eligibility Get free work and health support in Swindon and WiltshireConnect to Work Swindon and Wiltshire is a free, voluntary service that brings work and wellbeing support together. It’s a job support programme to local people aged 18 and over, who are facing barriers to work, like health.It’s run by Shaw Trust and commissioned by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council, providing employment support to people in Swindon and Wiltshire, for free.Who the

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A milestone moment for Medway and Kent, as more residents move closer to work

We’re helping even more people in Kent and Medway find good work through job support in Kent and Medway.As well as a three-year extension to our Individual Placement Support (IPS) contract, we’re supporting the delivery of Connect to Work in the region. This will help thousands more people to set foot on the career ladder or return to work after illness, and stay in their job through workplace adjustments.The picture in KentKent has a rich and colourful history. It famously

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Shaw Trust wins new IPS contract in theĀ South WestĀ to support people with severe mental health into workĀ Ā 

Shaw Trust wins new IPS contract in the South West to support people with severe mental health into work.From April 2026, we’re taking over the existing Individual Placement Support (IPS) service in Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, now named IPS Focus. Commissioned by the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, it will support people with serious mental health conditions into work.People will be able to access this service in a range of ways,

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Connect to Work Kent and Medway

Welcome to Connect to Work Kent and Medway Check eligibility Get free support with finding, starting and keeping a job through Connect to Work. Sign up to Connect to Work, and get help with searching for roles, making applications, practising interviews and workplace adjustments.Our free, voluntary programme is delivered on behalf of Kent County Council and Medway Council. It’s open to adults living in Swale, Canterbury and Ashford.Who the programme is forWe’re here to support people who are finding it

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Connect for Health Social Prescribing Privacy Notice

Connect for Health Social Prescribing Privacy NoticeThis notice explains: what personal information Shaw Trust (“the Trust”) collects about you, how and why we use your information, how your information is protected and shared, and the rights you have in relation to your personal data. Shaw Trust delivers the Connect for Health Suffolk programme which aim is to streamline the process of collecting expression of interests (EOIs) for Connect to Health Suffolk. The goal is to ensure individuals seeking support and

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Commissioning WorkWell

Commissioning WorkWell for ICBs Contact us Commissioning WorkWell for ICBs Contact us WorkWell is coming – we’re ready to support ICBs. The number of people out of work and managing health conditions is rising. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that 3 million people are economically inactive due to long-term sickness.WorkWell is here to change that.With the Government announcing £259m in funding for a WorkWell roll-out across England, we’re ready to be your strategic delivery partner –

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Connect for health social prescribing

Connect for Health Social PrescribingConnect for Health is a free and confidential service aimed at improving your Health and Wellbeing. Sign up now About Connect for Health We provide a free and confidential service aimed at improving your Health and Wellbeing. This means ‘prescribing’ non-medical support in the community where you live. It’s typically used to address things like bereavement, finances, housing, loneliness and anxiety or stress, alongside medical treatments.Whether you use our main Connect for Health service, or our more specialised Hospital to

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