📢 Our response to the Spring Statement We welcome £400m for DWP services & £2bn for housing—but we must go further. 💡 JobsPlus is ready to deliver targeted support through social housing. Let’s make opportunity local. 🔗 Read our response: communitiesthatwork.co.uk/information/ne…

📢 Are the Govt’s missions on track? @DemosUK finds: ✔️ Progress on growth, housing, clean power ⚠️ But missions need more than a Whitehall push—they need public, private & civic collaboration 🔗 View the report: demos.co.uk/research/mobil… #MissionDriven

🚨 Major investment in homes Govt announces £2bn funding to deliver up to 18,000 homes before the next election. 🏘️ Providers: submit bids for shovel-ready projects 🏁 All developments must start by March 2027 🔗 Learn more: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem… #HousingCrisis #HomesForAll

💼 Jobcentre reform must go local We’re pleased to see our evidence published in the Reforming Jobcentres inquiry, backing JobsPlus as a proven model for community-led employment support. Let’s invest where it counts. 🔗 committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc… #GetBritainWorking #SocialHousing

👏 SSP reforms are on the way The Govt has responded to the Committee’s report with key reforms that will: 🧾 Expand access to SSP 👩‍💼 Support part-time, young & low-paid workers 🚫 End the 3-day waiting rule 🔗 Read more: committees.parliament.uk/publications/4… #EmploymentSupport #SickPayMatters

📢 A boost for social rent delivery Govt plans: ✅ Real-terms rent increases from 2026 ✅ Funding for building safety & green upgrades ✅ Stronger focus on new social rent homes 📅 More to come in Spending Review 🔗 More: committees.parliament.uk/publications/4… #AffordableHousing #Regeneration

📢 New from Learning and Work Institute 3.9 million people in work report a work-limiting health condition. Ill health is now the main reason for being out of work since 2020. 📄 This report explores what really works to support disabled people into work. 🔗 Read more: learningandwork.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

🚨 IPPR calls for Fair Pay Agreements To boost job quality & tackle shortages, IPPR recommends: 📌 Sector-wide pay deals 📌 New negotiating bodies 📌 Focus on state-supported sectors 🔗 Read the March report: ippr-org.files.svdcdn.com/production/Dow… #IndustrialRelations #JobsThatWork

Fantastic to welcome Oliver Dowden on Friday to our JobsPlus centre in Borehamwood, showing the importance of place-based support to help create real pathways into work for people who need it most

Fantastic to welcome so many members and supporters to our Parliamentary Reception on Wednesday. Special thanks to Alison McGovern, Debbie Abrahams, and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP for their insightful reflections on the role that the housing sector plays in employment support

Delighted to share that our Managing Director, Lynsey Sweeney, has joined the #ClarionFutures Board In 2023-24, the programme supported over 1,700 people into work and delivered £121m in social value A perfect fit given Lynsey’s experience across social housing and employment

📚 Thrilled to support Learning and Work Institute’s #GetTheNationLearning campaign Lifelong learning is key to a real #SkillsRevolution—opening up jobs & opportunity for all Proud to join 35+ orgs backing this vital mission #CommunitiesThatWork #EmploymentSupport #LifelongLearning

Great to hear from Alison McGovern at our parliamentary reception last month Her call for a holistic approach to employment support, inc. housing, mental health & community services, was spot on Proud to hear her publicly endorse the ongoing work of the JobsPlus programme 👏

Great to see JobsPlus featuring in the opening address, and described as part of the future for employment support here at #EmpSkills25 MDRC Institute for Employment Studies National Housing Federation

Big news for #YouthEmployment! We welcome the £45m Youth Guarantee trailblazers from DWP — targeted support for NEET 18–21s, mental health & money advice, & IPS-backed provision. A win for local, joined-up action. #EconomicInclusion #CommunitiesThatWork #InclusiveGrowth

We were delighted to support with MP Liam Conlon visit to the JobsPlus site in Penge with Clarion Housing Group, meeting service users & staff driving pathways to lasting employment. #JobsPlus #Penge #CommunitiesThatWork

Great to welcome Helen Whately MP MP, Shadow Secretary for Work & Pensions, to the JobsPlus Centre in Swale. Thanks to Southern Housing & Learning and Work Institute for supporting the visit, during which Helen met service users & staff helping residents into long-term jobs. #JobsPlus #Swale

We loved hearing from Debbie Abrahams MP, Chair of the Work & Pensions Committee, at our parliamentary reception in May. She highlighted the importance of devolution in shaping employment support & ensuring policy reflects local needs. #CommunitiesThatWork #JobsPlus

🔐 A new youth panel (18–24, with NEET experience) will advise Govt on shaping employment support. At @CommsthatWork we welcome youth voices in policy. 🔗 lnkd.in/grx6WmzX #YouthEmployment #NEET #EmploymentSupport

JobsPlus is more than employment support, it's about trust, place and people. We're pleased to see Inside Housing spotlighting how JobsPlus is transforming lives by embedding employment support at the heart of social housing communities. insidehousing.co.uk/home/august-20… #JobsPlus #CtW