New Deal for Disabled People

The New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is the major employment programme available to people claiming incapacity benefits. It is a voluntary programme that aims to help people with health conditions and disabilities move into sustained employment. sencia is one of around 65 Job Brokers that deliver this programme. When the programme, a dedicated person will support you in preparing for and find work. This can include:

• Matching your skills and abilities to the needs of employers
• Identifying if you have any training needs and then working with the local training providers to give you extra support
• Helping you apply for jobs
• Supporting you during your first six months back in work.

Who is Eligible

• You can join the programme if you receive one or more of the following benefits:
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Incapacity Benefit
• Severe Disablement Allowance
• Income Support including a disability premium
• Income Support because your Incapacity Benefit has been stopped and you are appealing against the decision
• National Insurance credits because of incapacity (you may get these on their own or with Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit or War Pension)
• Disability Living Allowance, provided that you do not get jobseeker’s Allowance and are not in paid work for 16 hours or more a week
• Housing Benefit with a disability premium, provided that you are not getting jobseeker’s Allowance and are not in paid work for 16 hours or more a week
• Council Tax Benefit, provided that you do not get jobseeker’s Allowance and are not in paid work for 16 hours or more a week
• War Pension with an Unemployability Supplement
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit with an Unemployability Supplement
• A benefit equivalent to Incapacity Benefit from an European Union (EU) member country

• Sunderland

  212/214 High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 1UA

  Janet Taylor
  Phone:0191 510 3459
  Mobile:07875 054660
  

• Glasgow

  Suite 4/14, Mercantile Chambers, 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6TS

  Linda Adams
  Phone:0141 221 6188
  Mobile:
  

• Manchester

  5th Floor, Portland Tower, Portland Street, Manchester, M1 3LF

  Andy Lees
  Phone:0800 048 2905
  Mobile:07875 048165
  

• Runcorn

  4th Floor, Belgrave Buildings, Grosvenor House, Halton Lea, Runcorn, WA7 2WD

  Joel Wood
  Phone:0800 048 2905
  Mobile:07793 618145
  

• Salford

  Suites 14 & 15, 6th Floor, St James House, Pendlton Way, Salford, M6 5FW

  Andy Lees
  Phone:0800 048 2905
  Mobile:07875 048165