If you are a service sector business development professional who has a deep interest in social welfare and societal matters, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to make a real difference with your business development talents.

Building company Bellway has sponsored Universal Credit training for local charities

Liz Reid, Non-Executive Director of Society Matters cic, explains why she’s proud to be part of a social enterprise that is adding real social value.

Jayne Graham explores the CVS and career prospects in the sector.

The team at Society Matters needs to understand the gaps that exist because they are looking for ways to support the sector at a time when investing in training is not currently on the agenda

An exploration of how welfare benefits, although often cast as hindering employability, can actually enable employment for millions of people in the UK, and a call to action for a change of attitude to remove the stigma associated with welfare benefits for the benefit of those claiming them.

The stakes are high when you’re supporting someone with a PIP Claim. We explore 5 key factors that will improve your chances of making a successful claim.

A high proportion of claims for Personal Independence Payments are unsuccessful. Is the claims process for this disability benefit ironically designed for the survival of the fittest?

Society Matters cic has joined the Institute of Employability Professionals. We mobilise knowledge to make the system work for everyone so supporting the people and organisations that are focused on removing barriers to employment is a huge priority for us.

Society Matters cic is launching its Get Business Ready for Universal Credit workshop with a free course for employers across the North East region to take place on Wednesday 12th August between 4 and 6.30 pm.

Our customers tell us what they think about our Get to Grips with PIP online training course in these short video messages.

Here are the top 6 pieces of advice employment law and discrimination specialist Richard Owen would offer to employers to ensure they don’t fall foul of their legal responsibilities to their staff during these difficult times

If you think in terms of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, we really have seen the Covid-19 virus has infected society’s absolute foundations, with people’s basic physical and security needs being thoroughly tested.

Although from our own discussions with clients it seems the general assumption is that, like the courts, the Tribunals are not operating during the pandemic, this isn’t the case

Social Welfare Instructor Adam Matthews talks through the learning about Universal Credit that the pandemic has offered to Government

In this short video Director of Society Matters cic, Jayne Graham MBE, gives us a little insight into why Society Matters is playing such an important role in making the social welfare system work, and how you can get involved.

Society Matters is launching a Pay It Forward Discount Fund to help community and voluntary sector organisations to access important social welfare training.

10 point checklist to help socially responsible employers to plan
getting back to business as we start to move into Covid-19 recovery.

We think there doesn’t need to be much of a gap between the objectives of sound marketing strategy and a well-planned commitment to championing social value.

Society Matters has taken its unique Universal Credit training online and Northumbrian Water is their first satisfied customer

Despite the outbreak of COVID-19 causing the postponement of UK-wide face to face delivery, we saw a sharp increase in demand for our specialist training in Universal Credit; so rather than be defeated we decided to step up a gear.

We get help from Citizens Advice Gateshead welfare benefits experts to put right some of the key misconceptions about Universal Credit

“This is just the best course I’ve been on and I didn’t think I would ever say that about Universal Credit training!”

4 minute video

We asked our employment law team
about how to spot unfair treatment in the workplace and what to do about it.

Society Matters CIC has been awarded Approved Centre status by national accredited learning body ncfe