Back to work after years

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I've been unemployed for five years, due to depression. I'm finding getting back into work extremely difficult - the 'system' is no support at all.

I'm trained as an artist and my regular work in animation etc doesn't exist anymore. In the meantime I have a website but need funds to get it going and buy materials......any ideas?????

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  • skintbint_2
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    HAVE YOU TRIED sPEAKING TO YOUR DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT ADVISER AT THE JOBCENTRE (EVEN IF YOU ARE CLAIMING INCAPACITY BENEFIT~)OR IF YOUR LOCAL OFFICE IS CLASSED AS JOBCENTREPLUS THEY MAY HAVE A SPECIALIST IB ADVISER. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ADVISER DISCRETION FUNDS WHICH CAN ASSIST YOU WITH FINANCIAL HELP IN GETTING BACK TO WORK, REFER YOU TO SPECIALIST HELP IN SETTING UP SMALL BUSINESS AND THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO DO BETTER OFF CALCULATIONS AND HELP WITH ASSISTANCE FOR TAX CREDIT APPLICATIONS. THERE MAY BE OTHER FUNDS THEY CAN TAP INTO DEPENDING ON WHICH PART OF THE COUNTRY YOU ARE IN. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO THINK ABOUT PERMITTED WORK UNTIL YOU CAN GET YOUR BUSINESS OFF THE GROUND. THIS IS WHEN YOU CAN WORK UPTO 16 HOURS A WEEK BUT YOU MUST DISCUSS WITH THEM FIRST AND IF YOU RECIEVE INCOME SUPPORT BE CAREFUL REGARDING THE EARNINGS SO IT DOES NOT EXTINGUISH YOUR RIGHT TO THAT AND YOU LOSE HOUSING/COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT ETC
    HOPE THIS HELPS ;)
    skintbint x
    here's tae us, wha's like us - fell few and and they're a deid"
    10k in 2010/£6988.30-69.88%@29/12/10, 11k in 2011/£897 07.04.11- fell by the wayside!!!
    12k in 2012 - £204.00 @ 4/1/12

    do not confuse me with the other skintbint who joined dec2011 - i am the original bint:rotfl:
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