Connect to Work is a new, voluntary supported employment initiative funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is the first major element of the Get Britain Working Strategy and will take a collaborative, locally led approach.

It will:

• Connect local work, health, and skills support using a place, train, maintain model
• Target hidden unemployment and disadvantaged groups
• Deliver IPS (Individual Placement and Support) and SEQF (Supported Employment Quality Framework) interventions with high fidelity to national models
• Ensure equitable access through a zero-exclusions approach
• Support at least 3,738 residents of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough between 2026 and 2030

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) acting as the Lead Authority and Accountable Body and have appointed Cambridgeshire County Council as Prime Provider to manage delivery across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough...