Access to Work can help you if your health or disability
affects the way you do your job. It gives you and your employer
advice and support with extra costs which may arise because of your
needs. Check if you qualify for Access to Work.
About Access to Work
Access to Work might pay towards a support worker or the
equipment you need at work. It can also pay towards the cost of
getting to work if you cannot use public transport.
If you need a communicator at job interviews, then Access to
Work may be able to pay some or all of the communicator costs.
Who can get Access to Work
You may be able to get Access to Work if you're:
- in a paid job
- unemployed and about to start a job
- unemployed and about to start a Work Trial
- self-employed
and your disability or health condition stops you from being
able to do parts of your job.
Your disability or health condition may not have a big effect on
what you do each day, but may have a long-term effect on how well
you can do your job.
Further information
Directgov has more information about applying and the
process that is involved.
Useful contacts
Below is a range of organisations, charities and support groups
that offer advice and information to disabled people on
employment-related matters.
Association of Disabled Professionals
Aims to improve the education rehabilitation, training and
employment opportunities available to disabled people, and to help
them participate fully in the everyday life of society.
http://www.adp.org.uk
Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
CSV works to reconnect people to their community through
volunteering and training and so to enrich people's lives.
http://www.csv.org.uk
Dial UK
Provides a disability information and advice line on subjects like
benefits, community care, equipment, independent living, holidays
and discrimination.
http://www.dialuk.info/
EmployAbility
EmployAbility is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to
assisting disabled people into employment.
http://www.employ-ability.org.uk
Employers' Forum on Disability
The Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation
focused on the issue of disability in the workplace.
http://www.efd.org.uk
Enham
Enham provides a range of services to enable disabled people with
support to gain the skills and knowledge to enter and remain in
employment.
http://www.enham.org.uk
The Prince's Trust
Helping 14-30 year olds through training, mentoring and by
providing financial assistance.
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk
Rathbone Training
Rathbone Training educate, train and rehabilitate young people and
adults who through financial or learning difficulties are unable to
gain employment or who wish to further their education.
http://www.rathboneuk.org/
REMPLOY
REMPLOY is the UK's leading supplier of employment opportunities
for disabled people, providing jobs and training.
http://www.remploy.co.uk
Shaw Trust
Shaw Trust is a national charity that provides training and work
opportunities for people who are disadvantaged in the workplace due
to disability, ill health or other social circumstances.
http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk
