Employment Support for Homeless People in Wigan Borough

About

Wigan Council awarded a contract to Beam for employment support for homeless people.

The BEAM service will support individuals in Wigan borough who have experienced homelessness or required drug and alcohol-related support, as well as care leavers with limited employment experience, to achieve sustained employment.

Beam is a social enterprise that supports individuals into employment and helps secure accommodation to prevent or alleviate homelessness.

It partners with local authorities to provide long-term, sustained support by removing financial barriers that prevent service-users from starting work.

Beam also facilitates engagement from service-users, empowering them to tell their story and providing access to an online community of supporters and peers, where service-users can view confidence-building messages and join peer networks.

The contract value is AUD 30,000.