Get Britain Working

Get Britain Working is the name of a white paper from the Government.

A white paper is 1 step in making a new law .  

You can read more about white papers and how new laws are made at https://www.mencap.org.uk/easyread/what-white-paper 

Get Britain Working is about how the Government will help more people into work.

This information about Get Britain Working is based on the Government's easy read information about Get Britain Working.  

You can read the Government's easy read information about Get Britain Working or order a printed copy of it at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-britain-working-white-paper 

In Get Britain Working, the Government has 5 big things they want to do to help more people get a job that is right for them.

The Government want to support people to be healthier so they do not get ill.

More people will be able to get help for a health condition or their mental health.

More people who are off work or out of work will be able to get back to work.

There will be job experts. A job expert is someone who knows a lot about helping people find and keep a job.

Job experts can help people with health problems get back into work.

Job experts can help people who need extra support to find jobs they can do.

More people with a serious mental health illness will get support to go back to work.

The Government want to make some changes to health and disability benefits.

They will talk to lots of disabled people and people with health conditions.

They will listen to what people think and need.

Then they will write their ideas in a plan.

They will write their ideas for changes to health and disability benefits in spring 2025.

The Government will give money to some local authorities for them to work with:

• the NHS
• job and career services
• charities
• local employers.

They will look at work, health and the skills that people need.

They will try new ways of supporting people.

In these areas, more people who are out of work will get support.

These areas will be called trailblazers.

The government will give money to some places in England and Wales.

The places who get the money will follow a new plan called Connect to Work.  

Connect to Work will help:

• disabled people
• people with health conditions
• people who have a lot of things that stop them getting a job.

The Connect to Work plan will help people get into and stay in work.

The Government will look at how employers:

• support disabled people and people with a health condition to get a job and stay in work

• stop people from becoming unwell at work

• support people who are off work sick to come back to work.

The Government will talk to disabled people and people with health conditions.

They will listen to what people think and what support they say they need.

The Government will do this work before the end of summer 2025.

The Government have promised to support all young people aged 18 to 21 to get training or find a job.

The promise is called the Youth Guarantee.

8 trailblazers places will get money to try out the Youth Guarantee.

They will make sure all young people are included.

The Government will make sure that employers and young people have more choice about apprenticeships.

An apprenticeship is when you spend some time learning at work

and some time learning at college.

The Government will make sure that all 16 and 17 year olds have a place at college or in training.

5 thousand young people aged 14 to 16 who miss school a lot will get a mentor.

A mentor is someone who helps you and gives you advice.

The mentor will work with the young person to help them to stop missing school.

The Government will make sure schools and colleges can support young people well with their mental health.

The Government will offer young people more chances to work in sport, art and culture.

Art and culture includes things like:

• painting
• acting
• music
• dance
• museums
• libraries.

The Government might need to change the benefits rules for young people when they are looking for work.

They will talk to lots of people before they make any changes to the rules.

A career is the type of work someone does for a long time.

For example, if you have a career in nursing, you might work as a nurse in different places, or work as different types of nurse during your career.

The new service will help people to get a job that is right for them.

The service will think about other support that people need to help them to work. 

For example, help with things like:

• health
• travel
• childcare.

The new service will support people who have a job to do well in their career and to earn more money.

The Government will:

• work with the Welsh and Scottish Governments

• work with services, councils and organisations

• talk to different groups of people.  For example disabled people or people with health problems.