In total, 315 people answered this question. Of that total 132 said they were current WEST customers and 183 said they were not currently using WEST. When asked what it would be like for people if WEST closed, 57% said it would affect them if WEST closed. A further 27% said it would not affect them if WEST closed. Some people were not sure how it would affect them (3%) and 10% of respondents gave as their response. ‘other’ Of the 315 responses, 132 were from current WEST customers. Out of them, 122 said it affect them if WEST closed (92%). Just 10 current WEST customers said that it would not affect them if WEST closed (8%). People were asked to comment on why they felt they would or would not be affected if WEST closed. Some common themes emerged from this information. It would affect me Potential WEST customers During the consultation period, Grapevine met with school and college students who would be preparing for their future, and possible employment. Many students felt they might like to use WEST in the future and said that if WEST closed, they would not know where to go to find employment support. they could help me get a job in the future and they closed it would affect me.” “If we would still need help when we leave school” “Because might want to use WEST in the future. I have a job (3 hours a week), but will want to get a job with “I more hours when I leave college. It will be easier for me to get a job WITH support. It would be difficult without.” Other people who were not WEST customers felt that it was good to have the option of using WEST in the future if they wanted help looking for employment. People said it was helpful to know that there is a service that can help them to get a job if they need it. WEST closed I wouldn't be able to use it in the future.” “If the future I might go to WEST to look for work.” “In would like to use WEST and couldn't if it wasn't there.” “I Emotional Impact of WEST closing Customers of WEST talked about the emotional impact it would have on them if WEST closed. People described feeling upset, sad, worried, anxious, and depressed about the prospect of WEST closing. Some people talked about how they rely on WEST and some described WEST as their People “rock”. said they would not know what to do if WEST closed.
In total, 315 people answered this question. Of that total 132 said they were current WEST customers and 183 said they were not currently using WEST. When asked what it would be like for people if WEST closed, 57% said it would affect them if WEST closed. A further 27% said it would not affect them if WEST closed. Some people were not sure how it would affect them (3%) and 10% of respondents gave ‘other’ as their response. Of the 315 responses, 132 were from current WEST customers. Out of them, 122 said it affect them if WEST closed (92%). Just 10 current WEST customers said that it would not affect them if WEST closed (8%). People were asked to comment on why they felt they would or would not be affected if WEST closed. Some common themes emerged from this information. It would affect me Potential WEST customers During the consultation period, Grapevine met with school and college students who would be preparing for their future, and possible employment. Many students felt they might like to use WEST in the future and said that if WEST closed, they would not know where to go to find employment support. “If they could help me get a job in the future and they closed it would affect me.” “Because we would still need help when we leave school” “I might want to use WEST in the future. I have a job (3 hours a week), but will want to get a job with more hours when I leave college. It will be easier for me to get a job WITH support. It would be difficult without.” Other people who were not WEST customers felt that it was good to have the option of using WEST in the future if they wanted help looking for employment. People said it was helpful to know that there is a service that can help them to get a job if they need it. “If WEST closed I wouldn't be able to use it in the future.” “In the future I might go to WEST to look for work.” “I would like to use WEST and couldn't if it wasn't there.” Emotional Impact of WEST closing Customers of WEST talked about the emotional impact it would have on them if WEST closed. People described feeling upset, sad, worried, anxious, and depressed about the prospect of WEST closing. Some people talked about how they rely on WEST and some described WEST as their “rock”. People said they would not know what to do if WEST closed.
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