The Parental Employability Support Fund provides support to parents on low incomes who are looking for a job or who are currently in work and looking to progress.
What help can I receive?
- Person-centred help for parents to address their barriers to work, which might include a lack of skills or work experience, health support, money advice, confidence building or motivational support.
- Targeted support to help parents already in work through the provision of training and employability support to remain active in the workplace and gain progression through a rewarding career.
Am I eligible for this?
We are keen to support parents that meet the following criteria
- lone parents
- families with 3 or more children
- families where the youngest child is under 1 year
- families with a disabled parent or child
- families where the parents are under 25 years
- families from minority ethnic communities.
How can I apply or find out more?
For further information please contact Claire.McCormack@east-ayrshire.gov.uk – call/text 07500071241. Danielle.McIntyre@east-ayrshire.gov.uk – call or text 07917490557
