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Tips for writing your CV

Employers get lots of CVs to look at and have to decide quickly who they're going to interview. It’s good to make your CV clear and easy to read.

When you write your CV, remember to:

use a clear font like Arial, Times New Roman or Calibri in size 11 or bigger

always use the same style throughout

use headings and bullet points to make it easier to read

be clear and to the point

get someone else to read it to double check your spelling and grammar

Update an existing CV

If you already have a CV, it’s important to make sure it’s up to date.

When updating your CV, you should remember to:

tailor your CV to the job you’re applying for

include any new achievements, experiences, or skills you have gained

read each section of your CV to check it includes the information it should

remove outdated information

check your contact details are correct

How to tailor your CV

You should tailor your CV to the job or opportunity you’re applying for.

Look at the job advert for the role you’re applying for. This will usually have the job description, essential criteria and company details.

If the job you're applying for does not have a job description, you can look at our job profiles to see what skills you’ll need and the typical things you’ll do in that job.

You should write your CV to match the job and company you're applying for.

For example, you could highlight skills you have that they have asked for. This can improve your chances of getting an interview.

Sections for your CV

Your CV should include a section for your contact details, an introduction, your education history, your work history and references.

Contact details

You need to let employers know how to contact you if they want to offer you an interview.

You should include your name, phone number, email address and a link to your work network profile, if you have one, such as LinkedIn.

You should not include your age, your date of birth, whether you're married or your nationality.

Introduction

This is a few short lines that sum up who you are and what you hope to do. It should go just under your name and contact details.

Make your introduction sound like you're the right person for the job.

Education history

You can add this after the introduction if you’re early in your career or do not have much work experience.

If you have a lot of work experience, you might want to change the order and show off your work history and experience first.

Whatever order you choose, you’ll need to include the:

names of your qualifications

name of the school, college or university where you studied

dates you attended

Work history

You should include details of any work placements, volunteering and paid jobs you’ve had. List the most recent experience first.

You should include:

the employer name

the job title

the dates you worked there

what you did, usually 2 to 3 lines using the STAR method

Gaps in your work history

It's normal to have some gaps between jobs and work experience when life events happen.

You can read our advice on how to explain a gap in employment.

Short work history

If you’re applying for your first job, you can focus on skills you’ve learned through projects, work experience or volunteering.

You can also include your interests and hobbies that show some of the skills you have. For example, if you're a captain of a sports team, this demonstrates leadership and organisation skills.

References

You might want to include a section about references if there is someone who has agreed to give you one. This could be your current or previous employer, a teacher or someone respected in your community.

However you should not put someone else's contact details on your CV. Instead, you can say that 'references are available on request'.

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Enter your name and contact details so that recruiters and employers can easily contact you.

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Since it emerged in the 1980s and '90s, the internet has changed the way that we live our lives. It is exciting and empowering, but also intimidating. It can be hard to know where to start and how to navigate the massive amounts of information on offer. Our guides will give you all the tools you need to become a confident internet user, surfing the web with aplomb.

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Buying train tickets online is easy and quick. You will see the same train tickets online as you would be offered if you went to the ticket office at a station. You can often print your train ticket out at home or at work, get them sent in the post to you, collect your tickets from the ticket machines at the station or even have your ticket delivered to your smartphone (where available).

Buying online reduces the time you will need to spend in the station because you don't need to queue up to buy your tickets from the ticket office. Plus if you set up an account online then you can often quickly and easily buy the same tickets for a regular journey and you may even receive a journey pack with all the information you need to make your journey as smooth as possible.

In this guide, we are using CrossCountry trains as our example of a train company website. All train ticket retailers sell the same fares (except for a few special promotions so do check the website of the train company with which you will be travelling).
This post was written on behalf of CrossCountry with editorial supervision from Digital Unite. This guide is based on a PC running Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8, but the steps are similar for Mac users or if you're using a different browser. You'll need:

A computer, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection

A debit or credit card for payment.

Follow these step-by-step instructions to buy a train ticket online
Step 1: Go to the CrossCountry trains website (clicking this link will open the CrossCountry website in a new window).

Step 2: Near the top of the page there is a panel that is called 'Find your train...' where you can start to fill in the details of the journey you'd like to make.

Move your cursor to the 'From' box until it becomes a text pointer rather than an arrow, then click in the box. This will allow you to type the name of the station you want to travel from into the box. Do the same for the 'to' box.

As you type the station name you will see a list of possible stations appear below the box. You can either continue to type the station name in full or you can use the mouse to click on the station name for which you're looking.

Step 3: Next to the 'to' box is the word 'Going' with a calendar icon. Right click on the icon and the calendar view will appear. Here you can select the date and time you'd like to travel and select 'One-way' if you don't need to see options for your return journey. You can do exactly the same for the return journey (if you're coming back) by clicking on the 'Return' calendar.

Step 4: If you would like to buy tickets for more than one person, if you have a Railcard, or if you want to travel via or avoid a particular station on your journey, then you can make these selections by right clicking on the 'More journey options' arrow that sits underneath the 'From' box.

Once you have made all your selections you can right click the Search button on the right hand side of the Find your train panel.

Step 5: The results of your journey search are displayed in a matrix. Here you can hover your cursor over each journey and fare to see more information and select the journey and ticket you want to buy by right clicking your cursor in the radio button. You can also expand the options to show more fares although the cheapest fares are always displayed at the top to speed up your booking.

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When you select a ticket, the details appear on the right hand side of the results matrix in a 'Journey Summary'. You can change your selection by right clicking another ticket or time journey in the matrix. When you have selected both the outward and return options (or just the outward if you're not coming back) then a 'Next' button will appear in the 'Journey Summary'. Select Next once you are happy with your choices.

Step 6: The next page allows you to select different 'Travel Options' like upgrading to First class (if available), choosing what type of seat you'd like, buying a PlusBus ticket and requesting assistance with your journey. Once you have made those selections where relevant, click the pink Continue button at the very bottom of the page.

Step 7: Now you will need to confirm how you want to receive your ticket. Different options will appear depending on what type of ticket you have selected and how long it is before you are travelling. If you are travelling tomorrow then the First Class post option won't appear, for example. Each option will have different questions for you to answer or fill in. Try selecting each radial button to see what appears below. If you select the 'Self-service ticket machine' option, for example, then you are asked to choose the station where you would like to collect your tickets from the machine and to provide an email address so that you can be sent information about retrieving your ticket.

If you select First class post then you are asked to fill in your name and address.

Once you have selected the option that's right for you, just right click the Continue button.

Step 8: The next 'Shopping basket' page confirms your journey details, how you are collecting your tickets and what type of tickets you are booking. If anything is incorrect then you can remove the journey from your basket and start again or use the 'back' button on your browser window to go back a step.

On this page you can also 'select your seat' if you've chosen a CrossCountry Advance ticket. Right click on the pink select your seat button next to the journey details. A new page will appear displaying a view of the train with the seat you have been allocated already highlighted pink with a pink dot in the centre. You can select an alternative seat by right clicking in another seat that is not greyed out. The greyed out seats have either been reserved by other passengers or are un-reservable. You can choose to sit in a different coach by selecting the lettered coaches at the top of the page. Once you are happy with your choice you should click on the Confirm button at the bottom of the page or Cancel if you don't want to change seats. You will be returned to the 'Shopping basket' page.

Step 9: You will need to read the terms and conditions and National Rail Conditions of Carriage and click in the box to confirm you agree to these before buying.

If you want to receive information about CrossCountry offers and news then the box under the terms and conditions is automatically ticked. If you don't wish to hear from CrossCountry then un-tick that box just by clicking on it.

Step 10: You will be asked to pay for your train tickets on the next page by entering your card details and billing address.

Step 11: Your payment card type might require further verification. This is usually a password or code you have set up with the bank card previously. If you are at all unsure about the verification process then you can visit or call your bank to set this up. Some payment cards do not require this verification.

Step 12: Once your card details have been accepted then you'll receive a booking confirmation screen that summarises what tickets you have bought, which journey you are booked on, and the total booking cost. Here you can print the details, have the details texted to you and even save the journey as one of your favourites when you go on to create an account with CrossCountry. You will also receive an email confirmation of all the details including how you have selected to receive your tickets.
Once you have your tickets you are ready to travel and you've saved time by buying now rather than queuing at the station - congratulations!

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MoneyHelper is here to make your money and pension choices clearer. Here to cut through the complexity, explain what you need to do and how you can do it. Here to put you in control with impartial guidance that's backed by government and to recommend further, trusted support if you need it. For clear money help that's on your side and free to use, just search for MoneyHelper: moneyhelper.org.uk

MoneyHelper is our consumer-facing service, providing free and impartial money and pensions guidance for people all across the UK.

Created in June 2021, MoneyHelper brings together the financial guidance services and content from our legacy brands, making it easier for customers to find what they are looking for.

For clear money help that's on your side and free to use, just search for ' MoneyHelper '.
Download MoneyHelper brand toolkit
We offer free, clear and impartial money and pensions guidance direct to people through our digital channels, printed guides and consumer helplines. You can be sure any content you share from us will enable the people you support to get the right help when they need it.

We also know many of them may be feeling financially squeezed right now as we emerge from the pandemic and are facing new financial challenges in uncertain times. Struggling to stay on top of bills, dealing with reduced incomes, rising living costs or job loss can leave people feeling like they don't know where to turn.

That's why we've created new actionable content packages, including bite-sized online guides, tools, videos, social media posts and printed assets for you to use in your channels to raise awareness and provide your employees, customers and service users with trusted money guidance in the way they want to access it.

Topic areas covered include:

a quick, easy-to-use Bill prioritiser that sorts out the bills and payments to deal with first and explains how to avoid missing payments

bite-size guidance to help squeezed incomes go further, including how to track your spending, cut back on costs and what extra support is available

coping with job loss or redundancy, knowing legal rights, how to protect finances and move forward

and tailored money guidance for the self-employed, including topping up income and managing irregular earnings.

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As many face an unprecedented squeeze on their budgets, MaPS has developed content, tools and guidance to give people the right information quickly, directing them to trusted information and partners.

Our MoneyHelper-branded Cost of Living campaign is making people aware of what we can offer and is directing people to the free and impartial money guidance available for people across the UK.

We now need your support to make sure that the campaign is as effective as possible by integrating and amplifying it through your channels.
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Whilst our legacy organisations (Money Advice Service and the Pensions Advisory Service) changed to MoneyHelper, Pension Wise has moved as a named service from MoneyHelper.

With the launch of MoneyHelper all our retirement and pensions guidance has been brought together, including the Pension Wise service.

All Pension Wise material (including the signpost letter) has been updated into the new branding, and your customers should be directed to moneyhelper.org.uk/pensionwise.
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Frequently asked questions

Why did MaPS create a new brand?

Since MaPS was formed in 2019, it continued to operate the three legacy consumer brands of the Money Advice Service, The Pensions Advisory Service and Pensions Wise. MaPS was created as a single body to bring together these services to provide one destination allowing more people to find and access our services.

Why MoneyHelper?

We carried out extensive research to find the most effective way of bringing our three legacy brands together as one. Through this research, we concluded that a new single consumer brand would be most effective at achieving our aims. Following consumer research, financial analysis and careful consideration of the available options, MoneyHelper was selected as the strongest performing brand name to take us forward.

When did MoneyHelper launch?

On 30 June 2021, the MoneyHelper website went live. Our three legacy websites - Money Advice Service, Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service - are no longer active. However to ensure a smooth transition, anyone trying to visit those websites will be redirected to the most applicable MoneyHelper page.

What happened to the legacy brands?

Our legacy brands - the Money Advice Service, Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service - and the services they provided are now delivered by MoneyHelper. This means the brands of the Money Advice Service and The Pensions Advisory Service are no longer used, while Pension Wise will continue to operate as a service provided by MoneyHelper.

Can you still access the legacy websites?

Our three legacy websites - from the Money Advice Service, Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service - are no longer active, however anyone trying to visit those websites will be redirected to the most applicable MoneyHelper page.

What is the difference between MaPS and MoneyHelper?

The Money and Pensions Service was created to act as our corporate brand, one that is protected through legislation. MaPS will remain our corporate brand, and how we engage with partners, industry stakeholders and partners. MoneyHelper is provided by the Money and Pensions Service and will be how consumers see and access us moving forwards.

What has happened to the legacy websites?

The content previously on our legacy brand websites has moved to the new MoneyHelper website - making it clearer and easier for people to find the information that they need to move forwards. Website redirects are now live, so anyone trying to access one of the legacy websites will automatically be redirected to the like-for-like page on the MoneyHelper website. The MaPS website will continue to function as our stakeholder-facing website.

Have the services provided by MaPS changed?

No, the services that we provide have not changed - they are just delivered in one place by MoneyHelper.

Have the tools remained the same?

As part of the consolidation of three brands into one, we decided to discontinue some of our tools. This has enabled us to provide a better and enhanced consumer experience - a single source of information and guidance where information can easily be found in one place.

What do we need to do to accommodate the change?

We have published a toolkit containing all the MoneyHelper information and guidance you will need. If you haven't already, you can use this toolkit to make the necessary changes to your material and signposting to reflect our new brand.

We are here to help. If you have further questions that you feel aren't covered in the resources on this page, get in touch with us at brandandmarketing@maps.org.uk.

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The Hear Us Guide to Croydon's Mental Health and Wellbeing Services is for you if you;

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Hear Us would like to thank the London Community Foundation for funding this guide

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Careerometer is a useful tool which enables you to compare working hours and average wages of job roles in the UK that you're interested in pursuing.
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The Household Support Fund can help if you are facing hardship or crisis and you are on a low income.

The scheme provides support, such as vouchers, wherever possible, rather than cash grants.

We can help your household meet living costs through:

top-ups for pre-paid energy and water meters

assistance with energy and water bills debts

food vouchers

essential items relating energy or water, for example, clothing, bedding, heater, and appliances

essential items relating to food, for example, slow cooker, microwave, cooker, fridge

items related to essential transport, for example, travel ticket, bicycle and helmet

other essential household items, for example, furniture, minor adaptions, draft excluders

housing support (in exceptional circumstances, excluding mortgage payment)

You can only use the fund for one household appliance per application.

Who can apply

To be eligible for this fund, you must:

live in Croydon

be over 18 years of age

How to apply

Complete the Household Support Fund Application form and submit this alongside your supporting evidence to hsf@croydon.gov.uk

Supporting evidence

You will need to provide evidence of low income or hardship to help us assess your application. You will need to provide this for anyone in the household over 18 years old, including joint bank accounts.

Food

If you are applying for food vouchers, you will need to provide:

a bank statement showing your current balance (this can be a mini statement from a cash machine)

Emergency gas or electric top-up

If you are applying for emergency fuel top-up, you will need to provide:

a bank statement showing your current balance (this can be a mini statement from a cash machine)

when you will receive your next universal credit or wage payment

Gas, electric, or water bills

If you are applying for help with your gas, electric, or water bills debt, you will need to provide:

one month's bank statement

one month's proof of income

your most recent bill(s)

Household costs

If you are applying for help for household costs or to buy household items, you will need to provide:

one month's bank statement

one month's proof of income

After you have applied

Application turnaround time is typically 1 to 2 weeks. However, in urgent cases it will be done within 1 to 3 working days.

We will use the following criteria to assess your application:

priority will be given to first time applicants, those not eligible for other types of help

evidence of a low income, a crisis or hardship

risk of escalation (including referral from statutory services), and

an identified need, for example, vulnerability disability, health issue, carer, children

typically, one household appliance only per application is allowed

support with housing costs will only be provided in exceptional circumstances.

additional discretion can be applied in exceptional circumstances

it will not be awarded for ongoing housing costs or unsustainable tenancies.

it will not be awarded to provide mortgage support.

You will be notified by email or letter if your application is successful. The email or letter will include all details on how your grant will be paid.

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We aim to process each application within 8 weeks. Applications are usually delayed by waiting for references or failure to respond to additional questions, so please make sure you and your referee are able to respond to emails.

Your referee must be someone who knows you via a professional capacity, and who can vouch for your suitability to pursue your chosen course. Such as:
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Please note that the email address provided must be from a verified address not a personal one.

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Croydon's Warm Spaces will also support residents by allowing them to meet and spend time with other members of the community, as we understand that this time of year can be challenging for those who aren't able to spend the winter period with family and loved ones.

Each Warm Space is slightly different. In addition to helping people to keep warm this winter; some locations may also be offering free hot food, drinks, Wi-Fi and device charging. If you would like to access a Warm Space, please use the link below to get started.
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Add your Warm Space to our directory

If your organisation is providing a Warm Space, or planning to provide this in the future, and would like us to share information about it on the council website, please complete our Warm Space sign-up form

Croydon Voluntary Action Warm Space directory

Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA), an organisation that supports local voluntary and community groups, are also sharing a list of Warm Spaces on the Simply Connect Croydon website. If you would like details of your Warm Space added to the site, please complete the Simply Connect registration form.

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Centre 70 supports adults who are facing social, mental, financial or other personal difficulties through a holistic programme of free and affordable services including: Advice, Counselling and Wellbeing, Training and Advocacy. We support the local community at our centre in West Norwood, as well as a range of outreach locations in Lambeth and across London.

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic and to minimise exposure and risk to clients and staff, our office is closed. We are currently not providing face to face advice or counselling sessions. Instead we will conduct appointments, give advice and provide counselling sessions via telephone, email and video call.

If you have an enquiry, it is best to email us on enquiries@centre70.org.uk or counselling@centre70.org.uk. We are currently very busy, but we will get back to you as soon as possible. If you call us on 020 8670 0070, please be patient.

See also our Useful contacts page for specific Coronavirus related advice and support, as well as general advice resources and support organisation listings.

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Every Pound Counts is Lambeth Councill's Welfare Rights Service. The service for Lambeth residents who have a long term serious health condition or disability, or for residents caring for a disabled child or child experiencing serious long term ill health. The service accepts referrals to support residents who may find it difficulty to access mainstream advice services due to their health conditions or other complex needs.

The service provides benefit checks to identify whether the person is receiving the correct level of financial help and provides the support needed to correct underpayments of benefit. If benefits are underpaid the service can help the person to appeal the benefit decision, for example where the claim has been stopped, refused or the amount of benefit reduced.

Organisations can refer vulnerable customers by completing the on line referral form. The service may not be able to assist everyone referred and prioritises those with the most urgent advice needs.

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Overview

Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support programme that aims to help more disabled people start or stay in work. It can provide practical and financial support if you have a disability or physical or mental health condition.

An Access to Work grant can pay for practical support to help you:

start working

stay in work

move into self-employment or start a business

The grant is not for business start-up costs.

How much you get depends on your circumstances. The money does not have to be paid back and will not affect your other benefits.

Your employer may also be responsible for some of the costs of your claim. Access to Work can also give practical advice and guidance to employers, to help them understand physical and mental ill health and how they can support employees.

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not covered by Access to Work and there is a different service in Northern Ireland.

How can it help me?

Access to Work can help pay for support you may need because of your disability or health condition, for example:

aid and equipment in your workplace

adapting equipment to make it easier for you to use

money towards any extra travel costs to and from work if you can't use available public transport, or if you need help to adapt your vehicle

an interpreter or other support at a job interview if you have difficulty communicating

other practical help at work, such as a job coach or a note taker or lip speaker

You may need to give us some proof of costs, for example for taxi fares.

If you have a mental health condition, you will be offered assistance to develop a support plan. This may include steps to support you going in to, remaining in or returning to work and suggestions for reasonable adjustments in the workplace.

Examples of assistance to develop a support plan:

flexible working patterns to accommodate changes in mood and impact of medication

providing a mentor to give you additional support at work

giving you additional time to complete certain tasks

providing you with additional training

regular meetings between you and your manager to talk about your concerns

a phased return to work, such as reduced hours or fewer days

Access to Work can be used for flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working. This could include:

support to work from more than one location

support for working at home for all or part of your time

Access to Work partners will also work with your employer to advise them how best they can support you in the workplace.

Eligibility

You can apply for Access to Work if you:

are normally resident in, and working in, Great Britain

have a disability or health condition that means you need an aid, adaptation or financial or human support to do your job

have a mental health condition and need support in work

are aged 16 or over

You must also:

already be doing paid work

be about to start work or become self-employed

have an interview for a job

be about to begin a work trial or start work experience under the Youth Contract arranged through Jobcentre Plus

You may also get it if you are getting New Enterprise Allowance.

If you're a civil servant, your employer will provide support instead of Access to Work. Contact them directly to arrange this.

Your condition

To receive support from Access to Work you must have a disability or health condition that means you need an aid, adaptation or financial or human support to do a job. For example, special computer equipment or travel costs because you can't use public transport.

Your mental health condition must affect your ability to do a job. It must also mean you need support to:

start a new job

reduce absence from work

stay in work

Universal Credit

Universal Credit is a single benefit paid to those in or out of employment. If you are claiming Universal Credit and have a disability or health condition, you will be able to apply for Access to Work for any paid work you do.

Exceptions

You might not get Access to Work if you get any of these benefits:

Incapacity Benefit

Employment and Support Allowance

Severe Disablement Allowance

Income Support

National Insurance credits

However, you may get it for a limited time if you are doing certain types of 'permitted work' to help you move off benefits completely.

Changing jobs

If you change employers, you may be able to transfer equipment to your new employer. You cannot automatically transfer awards for support workers or travel. You would need to contact the Access to Work team to discuss your new arrangements.

Working out of the country

If your job is normally based in Great Britain, but you are asked to travel out of the country as part of your duties, Access to Work support would be provided but may be limited.

European Union (EU) and outside the European Union

When your company is based in an EU country and you are sent to Great Britain to work, you can apply for Access to Work support.

If you are from a country not part of the EU, you need a visa to live and work here, which you will need to show if you apply for Access to Work.

A work permit or a leave to remain status also means you can apply for Access to Work support.

Supported internships and traineeships

Young people who start a work placement with an employer as part of the Department for Education supported internship programme or a Department for Business and Trade traineeship can apply for Access to Work support for the time of their work placement only.

Access to Work will fund additional travel, job coach and other support, including costs of equipment if appropriate, and promote the smooth transition into paid employment.

No other types of unpaid internships or traineeships will qualify for Access to Work support.

Paid work (employment)

For Access to Work purposes, employment means:

full or part-time paid work, whether permanent, casual or temporary

a work trial arranged by Jobcentre Plus

work in an unsupported or supported environment

not volunteering

some councillor and other elected official positions

not training, except for training related to your current paid job and being done while you are in receipt of normal wages

To be eligible for support if you are employed, you must have a contract of employment and be paid at least the National Minimum Wage.

You can also apply if you have:

a job offer letter

a job start date

a letter confirming your interview

Access to Work can help provide you with someone to help at a job interview. If you are registered with an agency, you must have a job to start before you can be eligible for support.

Civil Service and government agency employees

If you are employed by ministerial government departments, including the Department for Work and Pensions or one of its agencies, your department will pay for your support.

Members of the clergy

If you are a member of the clergy, no matter what religious denomination, you must be in paid employment. For example, Church of England clergy receive a salary or stipend while some other religious denominations work in a different way.

Self-employment

For Access to Work purposes, self-employment is:

operating a business either on your own account or in partnership, or working for an employer on a self-employed basis

operating a franchised business on a self-employed basis

possessing a Unique Tax Reference (UTR) number

You can apply for Access to Work support if you are over retirement age (and now do not have to pay National Insurance) but you will need to have accounts for established businesses or a business plan of a standard acceptable to a bank or other financial institution, for example for new businesses.

In the case of self-employed applicants such as entertainers who do not necessarily see themselves as being a business, then a UTR and CV would be appropriate. This will help your case manager in determining whether the business is, or is likely to become, a viable business and therefore eligible for Access to Work support.

Access to Work cannot pay for the costs of setting up a business or cover costs while the business is being formed, this includes, but is not limited to:

standard items of equipment

support for fact-finding

attending courses, seminars or similar events

Company directors

If you are a company director, you can apply to get Access to Work support. However, you must prove that your company is registered with Companies House in Cardiff.

What you will get

There is no set amount for an Access to Work grant. How much you get depends on your specific case. The grant will only cover the support needed to let you stay in work or self-employed.

The money can pay for things like:

changes to the equipment you use

special equipment

fares to work if you cannot use public transport

a support worker or job coach to help you in your workplace

a support service if you have a mental health condition and you are absent from work or finding it difficult to work

disability awareness training for your colleagues

someone to help you at a job interview

the cost of moving your equipment if you change location or job

Maximum amount of grants

Access to Work grants awarded on or after 1 October 2015 are capped. The amount of the cap depends on when your grant was awarded or last reviewed.

Currently Access to Work grants awarded before 1 October 2015 are not capped. They will be capped from 1 April 2018.

How to claim

You can also apply by calling the Access to Work helpline:

Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 7479

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Find out about call charges
British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service

British Sign Language ( BSL) video relay service if you're on a computer - find out how to use the service on mobile or tablet

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Further information

You will be asked what help and support you need when you apply. Access to Work will also contact your employer for more information.

When you contact the Access to Work team, you may need:

your National Insurance number

your workplace address, including your postcode

the name, email address and work phone number of a workplace contact, for example your manager

your UTR number (if you are self-employed)

the name of your New Enterprise Allowance mentor (if you have one)

How we can communicate with you

If you find it hard to read our letters, complete our forms or use a phone we have many different ways we can communicate with you.

If you would like us to communicate with you by braille, British Sign Language, a hearing loop, translations, large print, audio, email or something else please contact us.

You can contact us Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm by:

Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 7479

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Find out about call charges
Or write to us at:

Find more information about getting help with benefits and pensions if you have accessibility needs.

Reconsideration, review and complaints procedure

What if I do not agree with the level of my award?

Access to Work is decided on a case to case level and the amount awarded is based on discussions with you and with your employer. This means that it is not possible to appeal against the level of an award.

However, the Access to Work scheme does have a reconsideration policy.

Everybody is entitled to one reconsideration of an award by a different Access to Work case manager. Please use the contact details at the top of your award letter if you want to arrange this.

What if things change?

If you have had a change of employer or your job role has changed, you can ask for your award to be reviewed. This can take place as many times as your situation changes, and you will still be able to get your award looked at again if you do not agree with the level of your reviewed award.

How do I complain?

Not agreeing with the level of your award and the results of reconsideration does not, on its own, give reasons for a complaint. However, if you have had poor customer service or you think your Access to Work claim has not been handled correctly, you can complain using our complaints procedure.

If your support needs change

If the support you need changes, for example because you have started to work from home, you need to tell Access to Work.

To report a change, contact the Access to Work helpline.

An Access to Work case manager will discuss working from home with you and your employer to understand what support is needed. If they cannot identify the support you need, they will put you in touch with a workplace assessor. They will work with you and your employer to recommend how to overcome the barriers you face.

If you have started to work from home, but your support needs are the same, you do not need to report this.

You need to report any changes to your circumstances because they may affect the amount of your award.

If you need extra support but have reached or have nearly reached the maximum amount of your award, speak to your Access to Work case manager. You can continue to get a grant of up to £66,000 a year. If you have not yet spent all the award, your case manager can work with you to agree how to spend the rest of the money.

Assessments

After you apply for Access to Work, an case manager will contact you to discuss what help you could get. You may need an assessment of your workplace to assess your needs.

If you know what support you need, you do not need to have an assessment. An Access to Work case manager will discuss the award with you and develop a tailored package of support.

If you need to have an assessment, it will be carried out by telephone, an online video call or in person within the workplace.

If you cannot use the telephone or video call, contact the organisation that is arranging the assessment to agree another way to have the assessment. This could be through an online British Sign Language ( BSL) interpreting service or an online video service.

If you need to rearrange or cancel an assessment, contact the organisation that has arranged the assessment with you.

Support workers

You can continue to use your existing support worker while working from home.

If you need to cancel a support worker at short notice and are charged a fee, you may be able to claim that money.

Interpreters

If you use a BSL interpreter and they cannot visit your home, Access to Work could help pay for an online BSL interpreting service.

You need to tell Access to Work if you change the type of support you are using. For example, if you start using an online interpreting service instead of a BSL support worker.

If your interpreter can provide interpreting services online, they can still be paid for this. Access to Work will not be able to pay for any travel time, if they are not travelling to support you.

If your support worker cannot support you at the moment

If your support worker cannot support you because they are sick, you may still be able to claim payment for them. Your Access to Work award will need to include payment for your support worker while they are off sick.

You cannot get help from Access to Work to pay for your support worker if they are sick but payment for their sickness is not included in your Access to Work award. They may be able to claim Statutory Sick Pay, Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit.

Travel costs

Access to Work can only pay towards travel costs needed because of your disability or health condition.

If you are no longer travelling to work, you should not claim for any travel support. You can start receiving support towards travel when you start travelling to work again.

Claiming for costs

You have 9 months to claim for costs.

If you cannot get your employer or your support worker to sign your claim for costs, you can ask them to send you an email instead. The email should confirm that the costs you are claiming are correct. You will need to print the email and send it to Access to Work with your claim.

If you cannot leave home or ask someone else to post your claim for costs, contact your Access to Work case manager and ask if you can send your claim by email. They will tell you what you need to do. You can also send the email from your employer or your support worker by email.

If you have a question about your payments, contact the Access to Work helpline. Someone will arrange to call you back within 7 days.

Renewals

Access to Work will contact you 12 weeks before your support is due to end. If you would like your support to continue, you will need to apply to renew it.

This factsheet gives general information only and is not a complete and authoritative statement of the law.

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Securing the skills to support residents into sustainable employment and to support the growth aspirations of existing and future businesses in South London is a key priority for SLP.

While South London has higher levels of skills (55% degree level+) and higher levels of employment (77.5%) than the London averages skills are a priority because:

we want to raise the bar further to increase higher levels of skills to enable all our residents to find sustainable jobs and fulfil their potential;

we recognise that the modern job world and later retirement make ongoing skills development and reskilling throughout people's careers increasingly important;

some of our residents with lower skills are missing out economically - with existing pockets of deprivation, higher levels of unemployment and NEETs;

Skills are key to supporting economic growth in our area - and particularly higher end economic growth, to improve the average earnings of those employed in our area (£28,102 compared to London £33,747).

There are a range of ways in which we believe SLP boroughs can collectively make a difference on outcomes for residents and employers:

1. Devolution - from 2019/20 responsibility for commissioning the Adult Education Budget for 19+ years will be devolved to the Mayor of London and we want to work with him to ensure that the way this is done helps to deliver the skills offer and support to meet South London's needs. Read more about this here;

2. Building a South London skills system - building collaboration between borough, employers, providers and other stakeholders to better understand and be able to meet skills needs to support our jobs and economic growth, and provide pathways into sustainable employment and opportunities for progression for residents.

In February 2018, we published Skills for South Londoners, the SLP's skills strategy.

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What does Croydon Voluntary Action do? - Croydon Voluntary Action (cvalive.org.uk)

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CVA builds stronger communities for social change by supporting citizens to take active roles in their neighbourhoods and by championing community organisations that nurture and celebrate local strengths

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Thrive LDN is a citywide public mental health partnership to ensure all Londoners have an equal opportunity for good mental health and wellbeing.

We are a coalition of partners working towards the shared mission of ensuring everyone living or working in London is treated fairly and can live a happy and healthy life.

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A limited company and registered charity helping and supporting people with mental health issues since 1992. Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with mental health issues and promote social inclusion. We work closely with our local communities and constantly strive to improve awareness and reduce the stigma which surrounds mental health.

Some of our staff and friends are taking part in the London Big Half Marathon on Sunday 4th September 2022 and raising funds in support of our charity. Please consider donating to support us!

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Supporting people's mental health since 1992 SRA A limited company and registered charity helping and supporting people with mental health issues since 1992. Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with mental health issues and promote social inclusion.

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Information Hub : Mosaic Clubhouse (mosaic-clubhouse.org)

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Mosaic Clubhouse hosts Lambeth's Information Hub. A signposting service for people with mental health issues.

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Croydon Libraries are looking to recruit x2 Library Assistants to work on a Saturday at any of their public libraries within the borough, providing front-facing public resource to Croydon's diverse communities.

We are looking for customer-focused, enthusiastic team players, who are keen to work within the library service.

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Croydon Libraries are looking to recruit x2 Library Assistants to work on a Saturday at any of their public libraries within the borough, providing front-facing public resource to Croydon's diverse communities. We are looking for customer-focused, enthusiastic team players, who are keen to work within the library service.

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Service Update
In September 2021 Mind in Croydon were commissioned by Croydon Council to deliver a Welfare and Benefits Advice and Casework Service. This contract allowed us to build on our long-standing Specialist Welfare Benefits Project. Unfortunately, Croydon Council have informed us that they do not intend to fund the service beyond September 2022. As a result, Mind in Croydon will need to limit our Welfare Benefits Advice offer. Mind in Croydon are continuing to have conversations with Croydon Council to identify where people impacted by this closure will be able to continue their employability journey. We are committed to ensure that those people who we are currently supporting are held safely and are provided with a suitable service. Mind in Croydon Trustees have stepped in so that we can provide some limited Welfare Benefits support until March. If you have an open case please contact your caseworker directly.

Accessing Service : To gain support around Welfare Benefits please contact the Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space. The Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space is the collaborative product of the Croydon BME Forum, South West London CCG and Mind in Croydon. The contact number is 020 3154 9539.

Thank you for all your help. I don't like to keep phoning you, but how could I have dealt with it without you? If they take money off when they shouldn't, how am I supposed to know it's wrong

The Welfare Benefits Advice service was set up to offer advice and assistance on complex welfare benefits issues to people suffering from mental health problems, their carers, and professionals working in the mental health field.

It is a specialist service focusing on cases which need to be taken to Tribunals on appeal and others which raise difficult legal issues or which require detailed understanding of the administrative procedures of the Department of Work and Pensions and other public bodies.

We also offer advice, support and consultancy where necessary to people helping clients with any sort of benefit problem.

Since the service began in 1995 it has raised in excess of forty-one million pounds in previously unclaimed benefit

Further information

Additional information on welfare benefits can be obtained at the following sites:

Mental Health Directory

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Information Line

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Since 1983, StartUp Croydon has been supporting start-ups and small businesses by encouraging, mentoring and connecting them to others in order to help grow their businesses. Our prime Croydon location, purpose-built, serviced office space, is perfect for business owners who want to expand into a comfortable, affordable, friendly business environment without the restrictions and cost commitments imposed by a long-term office lease.

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South London and Maudsley Mental health services

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South London and Maudsley Mental health services

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Lambeth has one of the highest rates of serious mental health conditions in England. To meet the challenges now and in the future, we are working towards delivering care and treatment to working age adults through an alliance contract vehicle underpinned by a biopsycho-social model.

The Alliance is a collaboration between five organisations: Certitude and Thames Reach (voluntary sector); NHS SEL Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) - transferring from previous NHS Lambeth CCG; South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and Lambeth Council.

We provide a complete and comprehensive range of adult mental health services from inpatient to community care across the borough. This includes: A&E liaison services for both older adults and adults of working age; Early intervention (EI) psychosis services including outreach and support (OASIS); psychological therapies services including the integrated psychological therapies team (IPTT), Lambeth talking therapies (IAPT), and the provision of psychology in homeless hostels (PiH). We run three Living Well Centres with each having two teams (one for short-term support and one for focused support).

Our services also include five acute inpatient wards, an intensive psychiatric care unit (PICU) as well as a home treatment team (HTT) and an alliance rehabilitation team (ART).

Lambeth currently hosts the early intervention and outreach and support services across the four boroughs as well as the Croydon borough IAPT service.

The specialist services we host include the national specialist inpatient service for people with treatment-resistant psychosis (Tony Hillis Unit) and the National Self Harm Outpatient Service (SHOPS), Lambeth Early Intervention inpatient unit and the community medication titration service, TREAT.

As part of our Alliance agreement we are transforming mental health services for working age adults in Lambeth to improve mental health outcomes over the next seven to 10 years.

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Non-emergency support

If you're worried about your mental health, it's important to speak to someone. This could be a friend or family member, but it's also a good idea to get support from your GP or a voluntary group. You can find organisations offering mental health advice and support in Croydon through Mind.

Your GP may refer you to the South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Foundation Trust, which specialises in mental health. You can view the services available through SLAM on their website.

Patients and their relatives can get confidential advice and support from the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) website. or by calling 0800 731 2864.

Emergency support

If you or someone you know has seriously harmed themselves, call 999 or go to a hospital with an Accident and Emergency (A&E) department.

Contact the 24-hour mental health crisis line on 0800 731 2864 for:

counselling on the phone

advice about how to handle a crisis

advice about available mental health services

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support to empower patients and their carers

self-management strategies

Visit your GP as soon as possible if you need urgent mental health support but are not experiencing a crisis.

If you're already receiving support and have a care plan, this will tell you who to contact in an emergency. If you can't find your care plan, contact your community mental health team on 020 3228 6000 and ask for your care coordinator.

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Work Well - Real life job advice (work-well.org.uk)

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Adult education courses | Croydon Council

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Croydon Adult Learning and Training (CALAT)

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CALAT provides vibrant, high-quality adult learning opportunities on behalf of the London Borough of Croydon. We are one of the largest adult education providers in the country, offering over 1,000 part-time courses to over 20,000 people every year.

We offer flexible and accessible learning to a diverse range of people across the borough in over forty venues. Our award-winning provision includes a mixed programme of recreational, academic, pre-vocational and vocational courses in ICT, ESOL, English and maths, business, community care, art and design, languages, practical skills and vocational training for people with bilingual skills.

Our wide range of courses enable people to improve their existing qualifications and skills with us or with partner training organisations. We provide vocational and job search training and deliver training in the workplace for specialised workforce development opportunities. These include NVQ Care programmes offering training and workplace assessment in the voluntary, private and public sectors, ICT and management training with small and medium-sized enterprises, and basic skills provision for home office employees.

For more information visit the CALAT website.

Croydon College, Coulsdon College and John Ruskin College also have courses for adults.

Information about adult education courses can also be found on the Learndirect website.

First aid courses for parents in London

Surveys reveal that almost half a million under fives visit accident and emergency departments every year due to accidents in the home. The Red Cross believes these statistics demonstrate a need for parents to learn how to cope with emergency situations such as choking, breathing difficulties and burns.

The British Red Cross is one of the world's most trusted providers of first aid training and is running 'Save a Life' courses throughout London to teach parents and carers of children life saving first aid skills.

For more information visit the British Red Cross website or telephone 0844 412 2808.

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