Partnership Action

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Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
...Our aim is to help you find a new job
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Facing Redundancyfacing change
Helping you consider your options

• New job
• Career Switch
• Self Employment
• College/University
• Move to a new place
• Take a break

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Jobcentre Plus Looking for Work

• Specialist Advisers
• Jobseeker Direct
• Job points
• Customer Phones

• Programme Centres
• Website
• Advice booklet

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Jobcentre PlusAdvice on Benefits

• Which Benefits and how to claim
• Jobseekers Allowance,
• Income Support
• Incapacity Benefit
• Tax Credits
• Better-off calculations

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HM Revenue Customs
Contact us as your circumstances change

• Help you claim any repayments or tax credits you
  are entitled to
• Contact us if youre going self-employed
• Tax Credits

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Local Councils
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Your Local Council can advise on
Local Council Services

• Jobs
• Library Services
• Career Guidance and Jobsearch
• Self Employment
• Training Community Education
• Welfare Rights Benefits
• Financial Debt
• Housing
• Social Work Services

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Scottish Enterprise
Scotlands Economic Development Agency

• Knowledge and skills for jobs
• New Business help
• Supports and develops existing businesses
• Helping Scotland globally
• Delivered by

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Business Gateway
Website offers practical advice and guidance

• Business ideas
• Market Research and information
• Business Planning
• Starting up
• Linking with Business Advisers, Workshops and
  Seminars

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Careers Scotland
Scotlands national career guidance organisation
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Careers Scotland
Were here to help you along your career-path

• Careers guidance and information
• Redundancy
• CV Interview Skills
• Careersmatch Adult Directions
• Job search advice
• Advice on Education and Training

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Top 10 things to remember

• All services offered by PACE agencies are free of
  charge
• Register with JCP to safeguard your National
  Insurance contribution credits
• Call Jobcentre Plus Contact Centre first 0800
  0 55 66 88
• Contact HM Revenue and Customs whenever your
  circumstances change
• Get a Tax Credit recalculation HMRC Tax Credit
  Hotline [phone]
• When dialling a central number, if the phone tone
  is engaged, hang up and try again
• Have your National Insurance number handy when
  contacting JCP or HMRC
• Careers Scotland services are for anyone living
  in Scotland over the age of 16
• Never make assumptions about what youre entitled
  to everyones personal circumstances are
  different always ask
• PACE information for areas other than the
  Lothians can be accessed via the PACE website at
  www.scotland.gov.uk/pace