COVID-19 Welfare, Benefit and Employment support - the Voluntary Sector Response

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Cheshire & Merseyside Health and Care Partnership recognise that the skill, energy and compassion of the VCSE sector is proving vital in keeping our communities strong and safe. We also recognise the huge pressure that this is putting on the sector’s staff, volunteers & budgets.

One of the areas that we would like to find out more about is how the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector can support people who require welfare, benefit and employment support at this time.

This will help us formulate a view about whether we need to try and influence for greater investment in this area and what additional capacity may be needed to manage the additional demand on these types of services.

This piece of work is being led by staff from Halton and St Helen's VA and CVS Cheshire East who have been seconded to work for the CM Health and Care Partnership.

We would appreciate your support by completing the following short survey.

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* 1. Organisation details
We will use this information to contact you regarding your answers, if required. We will not share your contact details with other organisations unless this has been confirmed with you in advance.

Name of organisation:

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* 2. Name of main contact

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* 3. Second contact (if applicable)

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* 4. Address

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

County *

Postal Code *

Main contact email address *

Phone number *

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* 5. Location of delivery
Please select your relevant Local Authority area(s) (you can select more than one)

Cheshire East

Cheshire West and Cheshire

Halton

Knowsley

Liverpool

St. Helens

Sefton

Warrington

Wirral

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* 6. Currently, what are the key issues regarding employment support? (Please give details).

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* 7. Furlough

What support issues is your organisation currently encountering (please select all that apply):

Furloughed staff being advised their job is unlikely to be available when furlough ends

Furloughed staff being advised that they will be returning on reduced hours

Furloughed staff being pressured to return to work against government advice

Furloughed staff being expected to undertake work for their employer

Staff being made redundant when furlough may apply

No furlough issues raised

Other furlough-related issues not covered above (please provide details):

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* 8. What support will be needed to help people back into work? (Please provide details).

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* 9. Universal Credit

Does your service offer support for Universal Credit applications?

Yes

COVID-19 Welfare, Benefit and Employment support - the Voluntary Sector Response

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* 1. Organisation details We will use this information to contact you regarding your answers, if required. We will not share your contact details with other organisations unless this has been confirmed with you in advance.Name of organisation:

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* 2. Name of main contact

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* 3. Second contact (if applicable)

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* 4. Address

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* 5. Location of delivery Please select your relevant Local Authority area(s) (you can select more than one)

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* 6. Currently, what are the key issues regarding employment support? (Please give details).

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* 7. FurloughWhat support issues is your organisation currently encountering (please select all that apply):

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* 8. What support will be needed to help people back into work? (Please provide details).

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* 9. Universal Credit﻿Does your service offer support for Universal Credit applications?

* 1. Organisation details
We will use this information to contact you regarding your answers, if required. We will not share your contact details with other organisations unless this has been confirmed with you in advance.

Name of organisation:

* 5. Location of delivery
Please select your relevant Local Authority area(s) (you can select more than one)

* 7. Furlough

What support issues is your organisation currently encountering (please select all that apply):

* 9. Universal Credit

Does your service offer support for Universal Credit applications?