VCS Orgs Unpaid for Single Work Programme support
It has been revealed that Work Programme primes are referring their customers to VCS organisations such as volunteer centres in order that they can help them move closer toward getting a job. However, these VCS organisation are not being paid by the SWP primes and are not part of any supply chain or subcontract. If someone benefits from the work of the VCS and is able to secure a job, it is the primes who will be financially rewarded, not the VCS organisations who they relied on to help get them into work.
London Voluntary Service Council and Gareth Thomas MP are working to bring together case studies from organisations who have had clients referrred to them from Work Programme providers, but who do not have a formal subcontract with a WP prime or tier 1 subcontractor.
Please send any examples you have to steve@lvsc.org.uk.
Download LVSC's report on VCS experience of the Work Programme:
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- African Women's Network
- Black & Ethnic Minority Arts
- HSCF: Disability Special Interest Group
- HSCF: Drug and Alcohol Services Network
- HSCF Learning Difficulties Special Interest Group
- HSCF: Mental Health special interest group
- HSCF: Older People's Special Interest Group
- Educators Forum ESOL Network
- Hackney Advice Forum
- Hackney African Forum
- Hackney Council for Older People
- Hackney Francophone Organisations Network
- Hackney LINk
- Hackney Women's Forum
- Hackney Unites
- Hackney Vietnamese Refugees Network
- Interlink Bridging & Bonding Network
- OPEN Dalston
- Young Hackney
- Hackney's User Forums
- Hackney Play Providers Forum