Check if WHP Pioneer is right for you

To be eligible for Pioneer, you will be Economically Inactive (so not in work or training – more below) and face one or more of the following barriers:

Have a disability or health condition as defined in the Equality Act 2010, or
Satisfy the early access criteria:

Ex-offender (someone who has completed a custodial or community sentence) or offender (someone who is serving a community sentence)
Carer or ex-carer
Homeless person
Former member of His Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces or member of the HM
Armed Forces reserves
Partner of current or former HM Armed Forces personnel
Person for whom a drug/alcohol dependency, including a history of, presents a significant barrier to employment
Care leaver
Refugee
Young person in a gang
Afghan Resettlers
Ukrainian Evacuees

What do we mean by Economically Inactive?

This means you’re not in work or training and will be in one of the following groups:

Universal Credit – Work Preparation
Universal Credit – Work Focused Interview Only
Universal Credit – No Work-Related Requirements
Universal Credit – Light Touch Out of Work
Universal Credit – Conditionality Unknown
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Employment and Support Allowance Contributory (ESAC)
Incapacity Benefit (IB)
Income Support (IS)
Passport Incapacity Benefit (PIB)
Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA)
Training Allowance (TA)
Not in receipt of any “out of work” benefit.

This list is not exhaustive.

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Please note that if you are in Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove or North Hampshire your referral will be managed by our delivery partner Maximus. If you are in Slough or Reading your referral will be managed by our delivery partner Fedcap.

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