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£750,000 of
European Funding Will Help People on Incapacity Benefit Back to Work.
The Condition Management Programme (CMP) will aim to
get more than 3,000 people in Edinburgh Dundee and Falkirk back into work.
 Almost
£750,000 of European funding will go towards helping people on Incapacity
Benefit back to work.
The Condition Management Programme (CMP) will aim to get more than 3,000
people in Edinburgh Dundee and Falkirk back into work.
Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Allan Wilson said:
“We know economic inactivity is a real issue for some of our communities.
“Five times as many people in Scotland claim incapacity, as opposed to job
seekers’ benefits compared to the rest of the UK and we want to support them
to get back into work.
“We have already been working closely with the Department of Work and
Pensions on the Pathways to Work programme, which has so far been a great
success.
“I am now delighted to announced that £740,130 of European Structural Funds
will be going towards a Jobcentre Plus project that will benefit Falkirk,
Dundee and Edinburgh.
“The project will help people with long term health conditions tackle the
barriers preventing them getting back to work. I look forward to seeing the
results of the project over the coming months and years.”
Notes:
1. Jobcentre Plus (JCP) would work with various local NHS Health Authorities
to deliver the Conditions Management Programmes (CMPs) and this project
would enable such NHS involvement out with the Pathways areas.
The CMPs are comprised of educational modules which help clients understand
their health condition, how it affects them, how to manage their thought
processes and how to manage any pain.
The main conditions covered by the CMPs are assertiveness skills, confidence
building, relaxation techniques and management of depression, anxiety,
stress, fatigue and pain.
CMPs allow the individual to regain control and can be delivered on an
individual or group basis. A personal adviser will establish a client’s
suitability for the CMP and will also provide employment advice and guidance
throughout the period of the client’s participation on the programme as well
as access to training and work placements.
The project will operate in non-Pathways pilot areas of Edinburgh, Dundee
and Falkirk with the aim of having 3,216 beneficiaries. The project expects
2,412 beneficiaries completing the course of whom it is expected that 1,608
will enter employment with 2,886 positive outcomes.
The total cost of the project will be £2.9m, starting in July 2006.
2. The Minister was speaking at the Employability – Getting Communities Back
to Work conference in Edinburgh.
Contact: Stuart Lewis: 0131 244 2682
News Release: «NewsReleaseNo»
Internet:
www.scotland.gov.uk
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