New Cities Strategies
A new and innovative approach to delivering welfare services on the ground of the UK's major towns and cities has been launched by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, John Hutton.
The Cities Strategy will give the opportunity to local providers and partners to come together in a single consortium and provide solutions to the specific problems that prevent people getting into the labour market. The savings made can then be ploughed back into local services and other local initiatives
As part of this initiative towns and cities with the highest levels of worklessness will be required to provide expressions of interest, explaining how they plan to make better use of their resources, the targets they will set and how they plan to meet them.
A4e believes it can play a key role in partnership development:
A4e is the UK’s leading provider of welfare support. We would welcome working as a part of partnerships across the UK, bringing significant benefits for the partnerships involved. Our key experience and expertise includes:
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Being the largest provider of Jobcentre Plus provision under the new Prime Contractor framework
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Championing enterprise creation through our Business Link activities
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Acting as innovator and leader in the reforms of services delivered to clients on Incapacity Benefit
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Partnering Local Authorities to provide services aimed at the hardest to reach
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Developing innovative solutions to the provision of welfare services across Government
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Expertise in large scale fund management for clients including The Home Office and a variety of Learning and Skills Councils
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Understanding of different approaches to welfare support through our international operations
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A fully resourced bid development and research team, with an unparalleled track record in winning competitive tenders
If you are interested in working in partnership with A4e please contact Sarah Houldsworth at shouldsworth@a4e.co.uk