Access to Work: What You Need to Know – Free Recorded Webinar

Couldn’t join our live session? No problem. The full replay of Access to Work: What You Need to Know is now available for you to watch at your convenience. Whether you are catching up or joining for the first time, we encourage you to view the session and stay up to date with the latest…

Access to Work webinar

As a taster, and in place of our usual webinar, we’ve included a recording of a previous webinar on ‘Access to Work: What You Need to Know.’ This is a brief introduction to just some of the issues we’ll explore and help people navigate in the half-day session. To find out more about the course, or book a place, you can go to the course webpage

In this month’s article, Society Matters Trainer Gareth Newman explores the impact of Access to Work and changing nature of support in light of prospective cuts by the DWP and how the DWP tries to balance increasing demand with providing support.

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