How we can support you with your benefits or finding a job
Who is it for?
Care leavers who are aged 18+.
Who runs it?
We're working together with the three job centres in Bedfordshire and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to make leaving care a smoother transition by offering extra support with:
- education
- training
- seeking employment
- benefit claims
What we're trying to achieve
We'll help you to:
- to set goals for your future
- improve overall outcomes
- seek employment
- get our support in or outside of a job
How it works
If you choose to work with us:
- you will be given a named contact for each organisation should you have any queries
- we'll support you to attend your first appointment with your work coach
- if you give permission, we'll share your leaving care status with the work coach so that they can support you to reach your full potential
- your DWP work coach with share details of opportunities that may interest you with our children’s services
- you will be supported with benefits claims
- your payments of benefits will arrive in a timely manner
- we will support you to become finically independent
- we will try and support you through work, training or education but if this is not possible, due to additional needs, we will continue to support you financially any way we can