United Response – supporting people into employment through Disability Works UK

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

United Response is one of the eight members of Disability Works UK, a not-for-profit consortium of national disability charities that have come together to provide tailored employment support to disabled people. Neither Disability Works UK nor United Response are involved in the delivery of the government’s Workfare scheme.

Disability Works UK has secured a number of sub-contracts to delivery the Work Programme; the government’s employment initiative aimed at supporting long-term unemployed and disabled people into work.

Through the Work Programme, United Response and Disability Works UK provides tailored support and training, including interview practice, skills development, help with job applications, CV writing and in-work support. We also work with employers to ensure that people are well supported in their roles, building on United Response’s many years of experience in delivering supported employment.

Given the combined expertise of our members, we feel that we are ideally and uniquely placed to be able to offer disabled people high quality support that meets their individual needs. We are engaging with the Work Programme to ensure that people receive this tailored support, which we know works; and to give disabled people the best possible chance of success of securing a job.

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For more information, please contact Jaime Gill in the United Response Press Office on 020 8246 5122 or email jaime.gill@unitedresponse.org.uk