Looking for work with a disability

juliasnowangel

Hi my name is Julie. I have an invisible disability have been refused benefits. So now I have to look for work. Have no idea where to start, as I haven't worked in a very long time. Need some guidance please.  Many thanks 

Sandy_123

Hi @juliasnowangel hi there, why have you been refused benefits? 
Scope have a support to work programme link below

https://www.scope.org.uk/employment-services/support-to-work/

Ross_Alumni

Hello @juliasnowangel

Welcome to the community, I hope you are keeping well and safe in this heat we are having at the moment. 

 

This is a very supportive and welcoming site to be a part of so I’m hopeful that you’ll find it to be a positive outlet. Feel free to have a look around and get involved wherever you’d like 😊 I have included below a few of the pages I’d recommend having a look through to get used to things:

• The virtual coffee lounge which is one of our categories, in which we play games and talk about general subjects such as hobbies and interests
• The recent discussions page, which shows an overview of everything happening across the community
• The categories page, which shows a full list of discussion groups on the community

If you have any questions at all then don’t hesitate to ask.

Sorry to hear that you were turned down for benefits, do you mind me asking what it was you were attempting to claim? Have you considered appealing the decision?

In terms of work, what sort of work would you be interested in doing? The Support to Work scheme offered by Scope, which Sandy has shared the link for above, is a really good option to consider. Scope also has other employment services that you can read about here. 

thara9643

Or try a career advisor