A question about : Employment & Jobseeking USEFUL LINKS
The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Employment and Jobseeking.
MSE Fully Researched Guides
Low Income Grant Grabbing
House and Energy Grant Grabbing
Great Grants Hunt
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Samaritans
................Shelter...................... Cruse - bereavement support
Women's Aid............... National Debtline ..........Mind - Mental Health
Hideout For children & young people experiencing domestic violence
MensAdviceLine For support for male victims of domestic violence contact M.A.L.E. (Men's Advice Line and Enquiries), P.O. Box 402, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 3TG (0208 644 9914).
BBC website re domestic violence
Homeless UK Lots of useful links too
Parentline Scotland
Refuge - Domestic Violence Helpine
Refugee-action Help for Refugees and Assylum Seekers
Refugee Council
Safe Harbor - Compulsive Gamblers Hub
UK Parliament - email your MP
Government Heating Grants
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Employment
Working Families
Department of Trade & Industry (dti) - For Employees
acas - Employment info
Tiger acas - Employment Rights
TUC Employment rights
Work Directions Looking for work
Startups.co.uk Starting a business
Redundancy - direct.gov
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Citizens Advice Websites
Citizens Advice - (Adviceguide - benefits etc. info)
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS)
Citizens Advice N. Ireland - Includes email advice
Citizens Advice - Citizens Advice - (volunteering, jobs, Social Policy info, what's new etc.)
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Benefits & Jobseeking
Jobcentre Plus
Advice on consent to personal information being used
DWP Guide to Income Support
DWP
Benefits & Work
uk.gov.social-security - Google group
GL24 - Appeal form if you think our decision is wrong PDF
Benefit Rates - DWP (PDF)
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Advice
AdviceNow
Welfare Rights on the Net
Community Legal Service Direct
Rights of Women. org.uk Info re women's legal rights
AdviceUK
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Online Benefit Calculators
Entitled To
Housing Benefit - Rooms calculator
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Tax Credits / Pension Credit
Tax Credits Online Check entitlement online
Tax Credits IR leaflet pdf file
Tax Credits info
Advice.ni.net - Tax Credits discussion - Independent Advice Network
Pension Credit
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Housing & Council Tax
Exchange UK Council house exchange and mutual exchange - free limited service/premium (pay) service
Housing Benefit Info
Non dependant deductions - Tameside.gov website
Council Tax Valuation list - government site
Housing Options Help for people with learning difficulties, their families & supporters
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Disability & Sickness
Benefits Enquiry Line - 0800 882200 (0800 220674 in Northern Ireland) or Minicom 0800 243355.
Disability Alliance
BHAS - DLA Guide to sickness & disability benefits
YourAble - Info for disabled people
DIAL - Disability information; advice network
RNIB Blind and sight loss help
RNID Deaf & hard of hearing help
National Phobics Society
The Disability Handbook
IB1 - Guide to Incapacity Benefit- Oct 2004
IB214 - Personal Capability Assessment - April 2002
IB204 - A guide for Medical Practitioners (DWP site)
Advice about Benefits for families of Disabled Children Thanks Ted.
Specialkidsintheuk Useful site for parents and carers of kids with any kind of special needs. Thanks Mrs B
(PDF file) Guide to Claiming DLA for children under 16 with brain related conditions Thanks to Ted and cher31e.
National Deaf Children's Society
Providing medical advice to the Decision Maker in DLA/AA: A Guide ... (Thanks to Ted for providing yet another useful link)
The Decision Makers Guide
Motability
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Mental Health
Mind
mentalhealth.org.uk
Psychnet UK - Mental Health
Depression Alliance
Depression.org
Clinical-depression.co.uk
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Help with Health Costs
Health Costs - Disability Alliance Website
Prescription Pricing Authority
NHS site - Help with health costs entitlement
PatientUK - prescriptions and other health info
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Children
Child Benefit (Inland Revenue)
Child Poverty Action Group
Child Support Action - Help with CSA - Ј25 year subscription
Child Support Agency (CSA)
Child Support Analysis
National Association for Child Support Action
Families Need Fathers
Healthy Start Fruit, vegetable, milk vouchers worth Ј2.80/week if pregnant/children up to four.
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Debt
Citizens Advice - Adviceguide
CCCS - (debt)
Bailiffs (Insolvency helpline)
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Families, Relationships, Separation
National Family Mediation
Ondivorce.co.uk
Advicehq Divorce
Al-anon Support for family & friends of alcoholics
Bullying (young people) and Bullying (parents & families) Scottish Executive info
Gingerbread
One Parent Families Scotland Includes info on Mainentance, Gays & Lesbians & Bullying
Maternity Alliance
Miscarriageassociation.org
Babyloss.com
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Best answers:
- Hi,
I am wondering whether any of you can provide a website which contains executive CV templates or cover letters or if anyone would be kind enough to share their own one in this thread?
Many thanks - I found this useful list (from the Telegraph Webiste): click here
I found it very true. In my sector (non-profit) a mixture of biographical and competency-based are normally used.
For senior jobs, when a member of the board is also present, sometimes stress interview questions are used (as most chairs are retired managers from the private sector and probably that's the style they are used to). I found these very difficult when I was not expecting them, I was not used to people being overtly rude to me at interviews...
Hope this is useful. - if i ever get 5 mins to look at that i will.
- I recently found www.careers-jobs.eu really useful for finding jobs and advice
- Found this on MSN, tips on body language at job interviews, site has a lot of other info as well on CV etc.
msn.careerbuilder.com (link) - I stoped looking for a job and one found me - life is like that. Seriously though what a bout starting up on your own in business or opening a franchise I know it takes money to start up but I dont see anywhere on the money saving stie that covers this topic - investment is key and being your own boss gives you the right to go your own way in life.
- Hi all, I need some help, PLEASE. I am looking to work from home, anyone know of any jobs out there?
Thank you guys for all your help. ( In advance) - Under the employement section, you might want to add Reed in Partnership (www.reedinpartnership.co.uk) and Working Links (www.workinglinks.co.uk). They're similar to Work Directions and are contracted to help unemployed people in different categories such as single parents and those on incapacity benefits. If you go to their sites you can check if they have a contract in your area...
- I found this useful Common Interview Questions and how to answer them from the Uni of Kent. Lots of other bits of advice too.
HTH - Hi, I am being offered a job in Farnborough and would like to get views about the place as such. would be great, if i can get to know howz it as a place to live. Which are the best areas to be and if it is safe from a family perspective?
I would be obliged, if i can get some fair suggestions.
Many Thanks,
Deepak - hi all,
Can anyone provide me some useful tips on Resume writing. Iam looking for summer jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars etc..Any help would be greatly appreciated. - Have you looked at this website?
https://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/h...areer/writecv/ - For all types of jobs:
Staff/Contract/Part-time/Temporary
https://www.thebigproject.co.uk/jobs.htm - I'm a newly divorced mother of 2 who is looking for some extra income (my ex left the country with his mistress and havent heard from him in 4 months). I have been answering posts on Craigslist for house work and babysitting, but lately have been creeped out by the people on Craigslist. I started using Workstir.com cuz it lets me see who I am doing business with. Most of the users are tied to their Facebook profile, which is nice, cuz most people on Facebook use their real name and contact info.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi and you'll be seeing me around
~Suz
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