G4S Welfare to Work

News Archive


G4S is pleased to announce the launch of its online Assessment of Capability Exercise (ACE) for potential delivery partners for the Work Programme.

Monday, 20th December, 2010

ACE is a brief online questionnaire to gather critical information about potential partners and where they might fit into G4S’s Work Programme model. ACE forms part of G4S’s three-dimensional subcontractor evaluation process. More details of G4... read more

G4S released details of our potential funding models for Job Brokers, the Knowledge Bank and In-Work Support that we are discussing with partners.

Monday, 13th December, 2010

G4S have released details of our potential funding models for Job Brokers, the Knowledge Bank and In-Work Support that we are discussing with partners.  Please read more

G4S recently continued our consultative dialogue with partners by holding the first live online event on our website.

Wednesday, 8th December, 2010

This interactive session gave organisations and individuals across the country a chance to quiz the G4S Welfare to Work team on a range of welfare-to-work issues. We are pleased to announce that our next online event will be held on our website... read more

As the Work Programme begins to take shape, G4S continued its consultative dialogue with partners by holding their first live ‘online event’.

Thursday, 2nd December, 2010

This interactive session gave organisations and individuals across Great Britain a chance to quiz the G4S Welfare to Work team, including Managing Director Sean Williams.

The event was scheduled to take place between 1pm and 2pm but was ... read more

The £100million Transition Fund to support charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises affected by public spending reductions has been opened for applications by Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd today.

Tuesday, 30th November, 2010

The fund is available to organisations with a turnover between £50,000 and £10million which have derived much of their funding from state sources. It will provide grants of between £12,500 and £500,000 to enable organisations to make the change... read more

G4S Welfare to Work can confirm the first date of their live online events: Thursday 2nd December 2010.

Monday, 22nd November, 2010

No matter where you are in the country you can login and chat to members of our team. We will be discussing the Work Programme Framework announcement, potential funding models and the future of welfare-to-work services in the UK. We look forwar... read more

G4S invited to bid to deliver welfare-to-work services in seven UK regions.

Saturday, 20th November, 2010

G4S Care and Justice Services is pleased to report that it has been invited by the Department for Work and Pensions to bid to deliver welfare-to-work services in seven out of the eleven UK regions.

The Government’s announcement of the na... read more

The Department for Work & Pensions has published the White Paper, Universal Credit: Welfare that Works.

Thursday, 11th November, 2010

Setting out the Coalition Government’s plans to introduce legislation to reform the welfare system by creating a new Universal Credit. The White Paper outlines: the need for change, how Universal Credit will work, how it will affect benef... read more

ERSA Conference 2010 – The Transformation of Delivery in a Challenging Environment.

Tuesday, 9th November, 2010

Alan Cave,  Delivery Director for DWP addressed the conference and made some very important announcements. These included: DWP being ‘on track’ to announce those organisations accepted onto the Framework at the end of November; they... read more

Lord Freud spoke before a Select Committee about reforms to housing benefits.

Wednesday, 3rd November, 2010

He set down a clear marker on claimants finding appropriate and affordable housing. He also advised the Committee that he was not expecting there to be any significant increase in homelessness. read more