1. Families Action Programme
Helping families reach their potential
Your own Family Adviser
Job Planning
Debt Advice and Support
Health and Well Being Support
2. Delivery Model
(Westward Pathfinder will be concentrating on the secondary route)
Primary Referral Route
Local Authority Referrals
Secondary Referral Routes
JCP Referrals, Partners and
Direct Recruitment
Eligibility Check
Assessment & Action Planning
Progress Measure Interventions – Support & Training
Work Related Training e.g. Vocational, Employability, Basic Skills, Enterprise
Other Training e.g. Parenting, Health, Debt & Money, Confidence
Other Support e.g. Housing, Work Experience, Volunteering
Employment or
Apprenticeship
Exit
3. Eligibility
This ESF programme supports families with multiple problems (such as complete worklessness
causing financial and social distress), or those who have a history of worklessness across
generations. The definition of a family is deliberately left open to interpretation. ESF is a
voluntary programme and supports individuals for 12 months (max). It will not interfere with
other benefits or support.
• To be eligible for provision, there must be a member of the family who can say “yes” to all of
the following statements. This person is known as the “Passport Holder”.
• Are you claiming one of these Working Age Benefits ? JSA, ESA, IB, IS, CA, SDA
• Are you aged over 16?
• Are you eligible to live and work in the UK?
• NB: The Passporting Member does not have to participate
• For each additional Family Member:
• Are you aged over 16?
• Are you working less than 16 hours a week or not working at all?
• Are you eligible to live and work in the UK?
• NB There are a series of evidence requirements to prove eligibility for secondary referrals
4. Recommended Progress Measures
(groupings below are only a suggestion)
Target Group Progress Measure
Lone Parents Debt & Money Training
Housing Support
Digital Skills Training
Confidence Training
Young
Unemployed
Vocational Training
Confidence Training
Apprenticeship
NEET into EET
Unemployed Debt & Money Training
Housing Support
Work Skills
Vocational Training
Job-Ready - All
Target Groups
Work Experience
Volunteering
Min Hrs Proposed Evidence
12 hrs
10 hrs
N/A New
N/A New
8 hrs
Unspecified
16 hrs
6 hrs
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Support
Register
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20 hrs
N/A New
3 mnths
N/A New
Unspecified
6 hrs
Unspecified
Half a Term
Qualification
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Registration
Register
12 hrs
10 hrs
30 hrs
20 hrs
8 hrs
Unspecified
30 hrs
Unspecified
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Support
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Qualification
60 hrs
16 hrs
30 hrs
16 hrs
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Register
5. Other Progress Measures
Measure Min Hrs Proposed Evidence
Parenting
Training
20 hrs 10 hrs Register
Children’s
Centre
Engagement
20 hrs 12 hrs Register
Family
Counselling
5 hrs 5 hrs Added
value
Domestic
Violence
12 hrs Un-
specified
Added
value
ESOL Training 25 hrs 16 hrs Added
Value
Enterprise 24 hrs 12 hrs NCFE
Condition
Management
12 hrs 12 hrs Added
Value
Engaging
Estranged
Fathers
24 hrs 12 hrs Register
Measure Min Hrs Proposed Evidence
Substance
Abuse
8 hrs 8 hrs Added
Value
Re-offending
Training
12 hrs Proof Register
Gang
Membership
20 hrs 10 hrs Register
Carer Training 20 hrs 10 hrs Register
Disclosure
Training
N/A
New
6 hrs Register
Benefits &
UniversalCredit
N/A
New
5 hrs Register
Health Training 24 hrs 12 hrs Register
Literacy &
Numeracy
20 hrs 10 hrs Register
