learning disability

Learning Disabilities Conference

Monday 24th January 2011

Capita’s 3rd National Learning Disabilities Conference

Supported by: Skills for Care, British Association of Social Workers and the General Social Care Council

FREE GUIDE to help people with disabilities & health problems through the benefits maze and into work

*The Permitted Work Guide has been updated to due to increases in the permitted work limits and is correct from October 2010*

Finding a job at the moment is hard enough and if you’re disabled or have a mental health problem it’s even more difficult. Making the leap from relying on benefits to getting a full time job is often simply unrealistic. But part-time work can help to build up skills, confidence and a work record to show to future employers. It also raises the self esteem that comes with earning a wage. However many disabled people who want work are trapped in an incredibly complex web of benefit rules and aren’t aware of what it’s possible to do.

Social Firms UK’sresponse to The Department Of Health’s consultation “Valuing people now” and its proposals for the learning disability agenda for 2008 – 2011 (March 2008)

Department of Health has put forward it priorities as personalisation; what people do during the day (with a focus on paid work); better health; housing that people want and need; and making sure change happens. Social Firms UK has highlighted how the Social Firm model fulfils their aspirations for paid work for people with a learning disability. We call on the Government to give greater recognition to Social Firms and support the growth of the sector.