DWP - Intensive Personalised Employment Support

Intensive Personalised Employment Support is one-to-one support and training to help you into work if you have a disability or health condition.

To apply you must:

• have a disability or health condition that affects the work you can do
• be unemployed
• be between school leaving age and State Pension age
• be a UK resident living in England or Wales

What You’ll Get

You’ll get a dedicated support worker to help you:

• identify what work you’re able to do
• match your skills to work that’s available
• get training to help you find work
• build a personal support network
• manage work around your specific disability or health condition
• support you during your first 6 months of work

You’ll usually get Intensive Personalised Employment Support for 15 months. You can get an additional 6 months of on-the-job support if you find employment.

How to Apply

Ask your work coach if you’re eligible. If you don’t have a work coach, go to your local Jobcentre Plus and ask to speak to a work coach about the Work and Health Programme.