Introduction General Principles – Job Support Fund Legislation and Administration The government provides funding for the Job Support Fund (Job Support) through the Ministry of Social Development (Ministry) as part of the Employment Work Readiness and Assistance Programme (EWRAP). The is a Ministerial programme under the Social Security Act 1964 and is the overarching programme that enables the Ministry to grant funding assistance and provide a wide range of employment and work readiness assistance. The Support Funds (the Funds) are provided under Clause 7 (Extra or Specialist assistance for eligible people with sickness, injury or disability) of the Schedule of the EWRAP. The consist of Job Support and Training Support and provide assistance to people disabled people or people with a health condition to cover the cost of disability (costs that would not be incurred by people without that disability or health condition) incurred whilst in employment or training. Workbridge administers Job Support on behalf of the Ministry. This handbook outlines Operational Policy in respect of Job Support only. Purpose of the Job Support Fund The purpose of the Support Funds is to increase disabled people’s (including people with a health condition) participation in open employment by meeting the additional costs incurred as a direct consequence of their disability when undertaking the same employment or training as a person without a disability. Job Support aims to make individualised funding available to purchase employment support services, workplace modifications and provide productivity allowance wage subsidies for disabled people or people with a health condition to work in open employment while receiving appropriate rates of pay for the job.
Introduction – General Principles Job Support Fund Legislation and Administration The government provides funding for the Job Support Fund (Job Support) through the Ministry of Social Development (Ministry) as part of the Employment Work Readiness and Assistance Programme (EWRAP). The is a Ministerial programme under the Social Security Act 1964 and is the overarching programme that enables the Ministry to grant funding assistance and provide a wide range of employment and work readiness assistance. The Support Funds (the Funds) are provided under Clause 7 (Extra or Specialist assistance for eligible people with sickness, injury or disability) of the Schedule of the EWRAP. The consist of Job Support and Training Support and provide assistance to people disabled people or people with a health condition to cover the cost of disability (costs that would not be incurred by people without that disability or health condition) incurred whilst in employment or training. Workbridge administers Job Support on behalf of the Ministry. This handbook outlines Operational Policy in respect of Job Support only. Purpose of the Job Support Fund The purpose of the Support Funds is to increase disabled people’s (including people with a health condition) participation in open employment by meeting the additional costs incurred as a direct consequence of their disability when undertaking the same employment or training as a person without a disability. Job Support aims to make individualised funding available to purchase employment support services, workplace modifications and provide productivity allowance wage subsidies for disabled people or people with a health condition to work in open employment while receiving appropriate rates of pay for the job.
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