Starting work or returning to work
Find out more about specific benefits and services
- If you are a lone parent and want to move off benefit into work or just want help finding work:
check New Deal for Lone Parents (this link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website). - If you get a disability or health-related benefit:
check New Deal for Disabled People (this link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website). - If you have a disability or long term health condition and a job offer or interview, Access to Work may be able to provide practical support to overcome work related obstacles:
check Access to Work (This link will take you to the Directgov website). - If you get child maintenance and your income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Income Support stops because of work:
check Child Maintenance Bonus. - If you have been getting Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit and your income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Income Support stops because of work:
check Extended Payment of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. - You may also be able to get Housing Benefit or Council Tax benefit while you are in work :
check Housing Benefit
check Council Tax Benefit - If you have been getting Jobseeker's Allowance for more than 2 years and you start a new job:
check Job Grant (this link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website). - If you would like to try out a job working for 16 hours or more a week:
check Employment on Trial (this link will take you to the Jobcentre Plus website). - If you, or your partner if you have one, are working but have a low income, you may be able to get Working Tax Credit. For information, go to the:
HM Revenue & Customs website.