Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
...Our aim is to help you find a new job
Facing Redundancyfacing change
• New job• Career Switch• Self Employment• College/University• Move to a new place• Take a break
Helping you consider your options:
Jobcentre Plus Looking for Work
• Specialist Advisers• Jobseeker Direct
• Job points
• Customer Phones
• Programme Centres
• Website
• Advice booklet
• Which Benefits and how to claimJobseekers Allowance, Income SupportIncapacity Benefit
• Tax Credits
• Better-off calculations
Jobcentre PlusAdvice on Benefits
HM Revenue & Customs
• Help you claim any repayments or tax credits you are entitled to
• Contact us if you’re going self-employed
• Tax Credits
Contact us as your circumstances change
Local Councils
Your Local Council can advise on…
• Jobs• Library Services• Career Guidance and Jobsearch• Self Employment • Training & Community Education• Welfare Rights & Benefits• Financial Debt• Housing• Social Work Services
Local CouncilServices
Scottish Enterprise
• Knowledge and skills for jobs• New Business help• Supports and develops existing businesses • Helping Scotland globally
Delivered by:
Scotland’s Economic Development Agency
Business Gateway
• Business ideas• Market Research and information• Business Planning• Starting up• Linking with Business Advisers,
Workshops and Seminars
Website offers practical advice and guidance
Careers Scotland
Scotland’s national career guidance organisation
Careers Scotland
• Careers guidance and information
• Redundancy
• CV & Interview Skills
• Careersmatch & Adult Directions
• Job search advice
•Advice on Education and Training
We’re here to help you along your career-path…
Top 10 things to remember:
1. All services offered by PACE agencies are free of charge
2. Register with JCP to safeguard your National Insurance contribution credits
3. Call Jobcentre Plus Contact Centre first – 0800 0 55 66 88
4. Contact HM Revenue and Customs whenever your circumstances change
5. Get a Tax Credit recalculation – HMRC Tax Credit Hotline – 0845 300 3 900
6. When dialling a central number, if the phone tone is engaged, hang up and try again
7. Have your National Insurance number handy when contacting JCP or HMRC
8. Careers Scotland services are for anyone living in Scotland over the age of 16
9. Never make assumptions about what you’re entitled to – everyone’s personal circumstances are different – always ask
10. PACE information for areas other than the Lothians can be accessed via the PACE website at: www.scotland.gov.uk/pace