WORKING FARMS is a farm diversification project utilising farmers’ skills to provide work and training for individuals disadvantaged in the job market. Participants will receive structured OCN training, work & rural crafts enterprises on the farms, initially in the Brecon area and then throughout Powys. A social enterprise developed from the Care Farm pilot, it […]

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This post is dedicated totally to those of you who are in receipt of benefits and are considering securing paid work
PERMITTED WORK is a term used by the benefit agencies to describe paid work that is allowed without affecting your benefit payments
Permitted work rules are divided into to areas: “Permitted Work” and “Supported Permitted […]

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Ok this first post is concerned with those of you who are claiming benefits but would like to workMy personal experience has been that whilst claiming benefits one can perhaps become depressed and experience an extreme lack of confidence even though the medical and physical reasons are legitimate!Guess what? It is your right to […]

Hi EveryoneI just like to take a moment to introduce myself. I am the Benefit Guru and have been invited to contribute to the blog on a regular basis offering posts that include information on all benefits in an appropriate format that hopefully will be informative and allow feedbackPlease check back regularly to view […]