Supporting People Facing Changes in their Life

harrow County Council subscribe to some useful online guides to help people in the United Kingdom facing changes in their life. You can access them all from the links on this page.

The Collections
 
The collections bring together sets of the guides to make accessing the ones that you need easier if you want to use more than one. You only need to login to the collection to view all the guides without the need to log into them separately.

 Community Support:

This collection gives support in job hunting and the government's online Find a job process. To help those wanting to know more about and claim Universal Credit there is a step by step guide for users to follow. For people currently arriving in the United Kingdom to settle in their new home, "Life in the UK (the British way of Life)" is a guide to prepare people for many aspects of British life. The Community Support Collection contains:
  • Adapting to Change - Step by Step
  • Find a job – Step by Step
  • Universal Credit – Step by Step
  • Life in the UK – The British way of Life
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Community Support

 Life in the UK Support:

The collection of four guides is pulled together to support new arrivals in the United Kingdom as they settle in their new home. The guides will also prepare them for British life, including looking for employment.
The Life in the UK Support Collection contains:
  • Life in the UK – The British way of Life
  • Job Skills – Find and Succeed
  • Find a job – Step by Step
  • Universal Credit – Step by Step
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Life in the UK Support

 Job finding and Universal Credit Support:

Job finding and Universal Credit Support is designed to help anyone who needs find new employment. It is a collection of three guides pulled together to support anyone who is looking for employment.
The Job finding and Universal Credit Support contains:
  • Job Skills – Find and Succeed
  • Find a job – Step by Step
  • Universal Credit – Step by Step
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Job finding and
Universal Credit Support



The Guides
 
The guides that make up the collections are shown below .
 
Universal Credit – step-by-step:

Find out everything that you need to know about the Universal Credit system, including the current rates of benefits.
You’ll also be told how to log in, input your details and so on. Tips on monthly budgeting, and links to helpful sites are provided too.
Universal Credit – Step by Step will fully prepare you with all the facts you need to know about Universal Credit, whether you can apply for it and new procedures like the "Verification Process".
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Universal Credit
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Manual

 Job Skills – find and succeed:

This guide contains lots of help, hints and tips to help you to find your ideal job in the UK.
The easy-to read pages will tell you all you need to know starting with looking for jobs, then interviews and moving on to actually starting work.
You’ll find many tips on where to find local jobs and we have even supplied lots of links to the careers and job vacancies section of numerous national employers.
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Job Skills
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Manual

 Adapting to Change – step-by-step:

This guide starts by explaining how to adapt to the change in your situation as you seek new employment, for whatever reason.
Following that is the complete contents of Job Skills (above) giving lots of help, hints and tips to help you to find your ideal job. It will tell you all you need to know starting with looking for jobs, then interviews and moving on to actually starting work.
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Adapting to change
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Manual

 Find a Job – step-by-step:

Disover all that you need to know about creating a Find a job Jobseeker account.
Follow the step-by-step instructions to help you create your Jobseeker account, set up a profile and search for jobs. There are also lots of useful tips like why and how you should keep your activity history up to date.
Most importantly you’ll be shown how to write letters, fill in forms, create a CV and obtain an email account. You’ll even be shown how you can follow the steps in the guide at the same time as completing the actual processes online.
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Find a job
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Manual

 Life in the UK – The British way of life:

This is probably the most comprehensive guide to help all newcomers to the United Kingdom.
It explains numerous things that may be different or new to them as they settle in the UK and contains all the basic facts and information needed to help them succeed in British life.
Culture, customs, religion, travelling and public transport, health, hygiene and the NHS, making a living and benefits are among the many topics covered.
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Life in the UK –
The British way of life
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Manual



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