The Needs of the Unemployed

Financial Needs

• Jobseekers Allowance

• This is money given to people who are unemployed and looking for work

Housing Benefit

• For people on low incomes

• For unemployed• Paid by the Local

Council• Helps to pay rent on

Council Housing

Council Tax Benefit

• Most of us pay a Council Tax

• This depends on size and location of house

• If on Income support you are entitled to 100% rebate

• Low income families will have reduced tax

Medical Aid

• Free Hospitals• Free Dental treatment• Free Spectacles

• All these are free to people on Income Support or to people on low incomes

Job Centre Plus

1. JOBCENTRE PLUS:Provides a wide range of services to help people find employment and claim correct benefits.

The New Deal

• Introduced to give unemployed people help in getting back into employment or through training to provide them with necessary skills.

The New Deal

• Given a special adviser who will help you find work.

Fact-file:

• 414,000 people aged 18-24 were helped into work between 1999 and 2003

• 135,900 people aged 25 and over were helped into work between 1999 and 2003

Reasons for unemployment

• Unemployment in the UK is a serious problem. People _____ their jobs, and become unemployed for a number of different reasons.

1. Companies _____ down because people no longer want to buy what they make. E.g. Motorola in Bathgate (mobile phones)

2. New _____ (machines – computers) is introduced which replaces people’s jobs. E.g. 24 hour cash machines at banks

Words: Technology CloseLose

Aids to Find Work

• Job Clubs• Teaches different ways

of finding a job• Members try for jobs

each day• It teaches writing CVs• Writing letters• Filling in application

forms

Aids to Find Work 2

• Job clubs also• Show you how to use a telephone• Utilise the newspapers• Do well in interviews• It provides telephones,

word processors. Stamps, envelopes and newspapers

Retraining and Education

• Skillseekers for 16-18 year olds give a personal training plan

• Money is paid to companies to train young people• Private training Organisations (Maytag) give

specialist training, Work Experience etc

Scottish Enterprise

• Aim of this organisation is to help people and businesses to be successful.

• This is done by creating jobs and improving skills and training

Main roles:

• Help s new businesses get started• Supports existing businesses• Train people for jobs of the future• Promote Scotland as a good place

to live, work and do business

Creating Jobs• LOCATE IN SCOTLAND

Tries to attract foreign companies

• SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE joins with other organisations like local companies to bring in jobs

• PRINCE’S TRUST awards grants to young people who wish to start their own business

Creating Jobs 2• EUROPEAN UNION helps

areas with high unemployment

• Provides money to build roads, clean up old sites etc

• Develops education and retraining programmes

• Helps set up small businesses

Employment Service

• On the Internet you can consult the national job bank of the Employment Service Website at

• www.employmentservice.gov.uk

• Offers around 400,000 jobs

Employment Service 2

• WORKTRAIN helps you look for work,learning opportunities and careers information

• offers 500.000 training opportunities

• offers 600 occupations • www.worktrain.gov.uk

Employment Service 3

• By telephoning Employment Service can match you up to vacancies

• open Monday - Friday• 0845 6060 234

Employment Service 4

• JOBPOINTS now appearing in JOBCENTRES offer

• Job display boards• Touch screen

jobpoints• also offers around

400.000 vacancies