Working Well Norfolk

• Chronic Conditions
• Community Support
• Education and Employment
• Other Chronic Conditions

Working Well Norfolk launched on Monday 2nd October 2023. This new project is an employment support project.

Working Well Norfolk is managed by Norfolk County Council and will be delivered by Seetec Pluss and Standguide Ltd. Working Well Norfolk aims to help Norfolk residents living with long-term health conditions or impairments to quickly move into work and to support them to stay in work. The scheme will provide personalised 1:1 support to those experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, physical disabilities and those experiencing other long-term sickness or disability that impacts their daily activities.

To be eligible to the programme, participants must:

• Be a Norfolk resident
• Be of working age (18+)
• Have a physical or mental health disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Have an entitlement to public funds (This means the individual must not be ‘subject to immigration control’ and for example this means that unfortunately we cannot support asylum seekers and those with a Leave to enter or remain, which is subject to the ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF) condition)
• Not be receiving employment support, other than from Jobcentre Plus (individuals must not be on another DWP contracted employment programme or provision including ESF or on another employment programme or provision delivered by another government department, charitable trust, or third party)
• If an individual is already in-work, they must have been employed for at least 6 months before starting Working Well Norfolk and be working a minimum of 7 hours per week.
• This is a voluntary programme so individuals must be willing to participate in Working Well Norfolk to remain in paid work or be willing to find and sustain paid work
• Individuals may or may not be in receipt of DWP benefits

Support can be provided for a period of up to 12 months for unemployed or inactive participants who require support to move into sustainable employment and in-work participants who are employed and either off sick or struggling in the workplace due to their disability can be supported for a period up to 4 months.