Connect To Work
What is Connect to Work?
Connect to Work (C2W) is a free UK Government programme that helps disabled people, those with physical or mental health conditions, and certain disadvantaged groups find and keep jobs. It also supports people who already have a job but are at risk of losing it, helping them stay employed.
Who is it for?
To join the Connect to Work programme, you must:
- Be 18 or older
- Live in Tower Hamlets
- Be unemployed or in a job but at risk of losing it
- Not be taking part in another DWP-funded programme
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must either be disabled, have a long-term health condition, or meet at least one of the following criteria:
- an offender (someone who is serving a community service) or ex-offender (someone who has completed a custodial or community sentence)
- a carer an ex-carer a homeless person a former member of His Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces (AF), a member of HM AF reserves, or a partner of current or former Armed Forces personnel
- a person for whom a drug or alcohol dependency, including a history of dependency, presents a significant barrier to employment
- care experienced young person or a care leaver
- a refugee, a resettled Afghan
- a person on the Ukrainian scheme
- a victim/survivor of domestic abuse
- young people identified as being involved or at risk of being involved in serious violence
- a victim of modern slavery.
The C2W programme will help you:
- Get a job
- Develop skills
- Be more independent
- Gain more confidence
- Prepare for your future
- Complete a better-off calculation
Before you start work, the C2W officer will:
- Help you apply for jobs and prepare for your job interview
- Work with you and employers to get the right match for you
- Help you access any benefits advice relating to work
When you start work the C2W officer will:
- Give you support until you feel confident to do the job on your own
- Help if there are any problems at work
Sign up to Connect To Work
You can get in touch in one of the following ways:
Email: c2w@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Phone: 020 7364 4736
In person (Wednesdays, 10am – 4pm): Workpath Residential Hub, Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ