Centre for Mental Health  welcomed a call by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee for the Government to track the employment outcomes of people with different health problems and disabilities as part of its welfare reform programme. Responding to the Committee’s report, The role of incapacity benefit reassessment in helping claimants into employment, [...]

A badly-paid or temporary job can be as bad for a person’s mental health as none at all, researchers claim. Little job security, demanding work and poor managers can all impact on a person’s well-being just as much as unemployment. In fact, people who are unemployed can feel better-off mentally than those who are in [...]

The next in Volunteer Centre Edinburgh’s free series of good practice guides deals with Volunteering and State Benefits. Many volunteers have concerns about the effect that volunteering will have on their benefits. Luckily, the rules around volunteering and benefits are actually simple and clear. Anyone who is in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, [...]