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28 Apr 2023
Q&A

Evelyn D

What changes are needed to support more people who want to get into and progress in work?

Thank you for the big question of the week. I think for me personally, and probably for a lot of parents in my position, we really need support, probably for lone parents, parents with children with SEN. And I think that what I would like to see is some strategic work on Scaffolding, really, families who have slightly older children. So I feel that there's a lot of concentration on younger children and childcare, but then we have a big gap for children who are slightly more independent but still need some support. So that could be SEN children in particular. In my case, I'd also like to see more free training programs put together by the DWP, and I think training programs that allow parents like myself who are unscaffolded. I don't have a lot of child support. I'd like to see some more online working and more online roles and more fluidity, really, in the roles that are being made available. So lots of training towards so technical training towards jobs that can be carried out online, because it's a game changer for me since I've been able to work during COVID online. It's changed everything. So lots more support for children who are sort of a little bit more independent, and also support for people like myself who have some technical ability and who are available to work online, developing those skills and giving us access to jobs that are able to do that. Thank you.

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Changing Realities (2023), Evelyn D. https://changingrealities.org/e/KyaYv (28 Apr 2023)
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