Denbighshire, Blaenau Gwent, Neath Port Talbot Lead New Jobs Initiative

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The UK Government has allocated £10 million to Wales, initiating a targeted approach to combat economic inactivity in deprived regions. This investment aims to replace the “one size fits all” strategy with customized interventions designed to meet specific local needs.

More than 500,000 working-age individuals in Wales are classified as economically inactive, with many facing long-term health challenges.

The new program will offer practical support, including CV writing assistance, job search resources, one-on-one mentoring, counseling, wellbeing services, and condition management for those with health conditions.

Denbighshire, Blaenau Gwent, and Neath Port Talbot will spearhead employment support schemes tailored to their community’s unique challenges.

UK Government Minister for Employment, Alison McGovern, stated, “Everyone deserves to thrive, including people suffering from long-term health conditions”.

She added, “No one will be written off and left on the scrapheap”.

The Welsh Government welcomes this collaborative effort to support individuals back into employment. Welsh Government Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, Jack Sargeant, said: “This £10m investment is an instrumental step in our collaborative approach to supporting people across our nation back into good employment”.

He emphasized, “Our focus is on delivering integrated services that truly connect health support with employment opportunities, recognizing that good work is fundamental to wellbeing”.

Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens, highlighted the program’s potential for tailored support in areas where it is most needed. “Blaenau Gwent, Denbighshire and Neath Port Talbot have been selected as areas where we can make the most difference,”

Stevens stated. “It’s an approach that we know works and builds on the success of the Welsh Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee which already provides support for young people to gain skills or get into work”.

This initiative follows the launch of a similar program in South Yorkshire and will soon expand to other regions. The UK Government aims to foster economic growth by supporting communities in regaining health and returning to work.

More at https://www.gov.uk/