05/10/2005
'Pathways to Work' pilot schemes launched
Measures to help people on incapacity benefits get back to work will be introduced in three pilot areas in Northern Ireland this week.
'Pathways to Work' support measures, launched by the Department for Employment and Learning, will be piloted in Ballymoney, Lurgan and Magherafelt and will include:
"Indeed nine out of ten people on incapacity benefits believe they will return to work at some stage, but four out of ten will still be on benefit a year later. By acting early we want to give people with moderate health conditions and disabled people the support they deserve, helping them to use their skills to find a job with a local employer.
The first three pilots start this week in Ballymoney, Magherafelt and Lurgan and will run until March 2008. New support measures will also be offered to existing incapacity benefits claimants as well as new claimants.
(MB/SP)
'Pathways to Work' support measures, launched by the Department for Employment and Learning, will be piloted in Ballymoney, Lurgan and Magherafelt and will include:
- making sure work pays - with a new Return to Work Credit of £40 a week; payable for a year for those earning up to £15,000;
- work-focused rehabilitation services - provided jointly by the Health Service and the Department's Employment Service - to assist people to understand and manage their health conditions;
- early support from skilled Personal Advisers at Jobs & Benefits offices, including a series of work-focused interviews.
"Indeed nine out of ten people on incapacity benefits believe they will return to work at some stage, but four out of ten will still be on benefit a year later. By acting early we want to give people with moderate health conditions and disabled people the support they deserve, helping them to use their skills to find a job with a local employer.
The first three pilots start this week in Ballymoney, Magherafelt and Lurgan and will run until March 2008. New support measures will also be offered to existing incapacity benefits claimants as well as new claimants.
(MB/SP)
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