Access to Work Mental Health Support Service REFERRALS end on 19th August 2024 !!!

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1.17. The last referral date for the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service will be 19 August 2024. You will be required to continue providing services under the Contract for 10 months and 28 working days after the end of the referral period.

Background

1.01. People with mental health conditions have low employment rates and can fall out of work without the right support. The AtW Mental Health Support Service (AtW MHSS) is an essential element of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) support for customers with a mental health issue or condition; its aim is to help more people to stay in work or move to more suitable work.

1.02. The Mental Health Support Service (MHSS) is delivered through the AtW programme - a Jobcentre Plus discretionary grant scheme which assists disabled people who are in paid employment, self-employed or participating in an agreed Job/Work Trial which may have already started, or is due to start, by providing practical support to overcome work related obstacles resulting from their disability.

1.03. The AtW MHSS provides flexible and personalised support for customers experiencing mental health issues or conditions within the workplace.

Eligibility conditions for AtW

1.04. AtW is available for people who have a disability, health or mental health condition that impacts on their ability to work.

1.05. To receive AtW support, the following eligibility conditions must be satisfied. Customers must be:

  • aged 16 or over (there is no upper age limit for support as long as the employment is likely to continue);
  • in employment (employed or self-employed) or serving an apprenticeship, but not in voluntary work and earning at least the National Living Wage or National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for each hour that they work (please note there are additional lower NMW rates for some apprentices). There is no minimum number of hours to be worked and the total amount of any wage is immaterial to eligibility:
    • National Living Wage is applicable to those aged 25 or over (but not in the first year of an apprenticeship);
    • National Minimum Wage is applicable to those aged under 25; and
    • National Minimum Wage rates do not apply to people on apprenticeships.
  • be in need of help at a job interview with an employer;
  • about to start employment;
  • about to start a Job/Work Trial (Jobcentre Plus organised or individually established where there is a reasonable prospect of employment after the work trial);
  • not receiving Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and/or NI credits only as part of an ESA claim, (or will cease to claim whilst in work) unless the customer is about to start a JCP agreed Work Trial; on Permitted Work Higher Level; Permitted Work (PCA exempt) or Supported Permitted Work, employed and receiving ESA after exhausting statutory sick pay; and
  • resident in Great Britain, excluding Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, with a job based in Great Britain, help can, however, be used to cover customer’s visits overseas for work purposes.

1.06. Support is also available for opportunities that will help disabled people get ready for employment such as DfE Traineeships, Sector-based Work Academies and Supported Internships.

Note: The AtW Mental Health Support Service is not available to participants on the Work and Health Programme, IPES, Restart and Fair Start Scotland. It is the responsibility of the Work and Health Programme, IPES, Restart and Fair Start Scotland Provider to source and fund all appropriate mental health support for participants who require it whilst on these programmes.

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  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community member, Scope Member Posts: 1,876 Championing
    edited August 5

    Mental Health Support Services

    1.17. The last referral date for the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service will be 19 August 2024

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  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community member, Scope Member Posts: 1,876 Championing
    edited August 5

    I've posted not very clearly but this matters - from GOV.UK

    • Updated 5 August 2024

    1.02. The Mental Health Support Service (MHSS) is delivered through the AtW programme - a Jobcentre Plus discretionary grant scheme which assists disabled people who are in paid employment, self-employed or participating in an agreed Job/Work Trial which may have already started, or is due to start, by providing practical support to overcome work related obstacles resulting from their disability.

    1.03. The AtW MHSS provides flexible and personalised support for customers experiencing mental health issues or conditions within the workplace.

    Eligibility conditions for AtW

    1.04. AtW is available for people who have a disability, health or mental health condition that impacts on their ability to work.

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