NEWS
24 Jan, 2024
The Department for Work and Pensions’ Adjustments Passport for Service Leavers is here to help start conversations with new employers on your health needs.
Who is eligible to participate in the Adjustments Passport?
The Adjustments Passport is aimed at Armed Forces Personnel who need adjustments, with the purpose to aid the Service Personnel who are transitioning into civilian employment, regardless of why they leave service, this will include:
- Those being medically discharged for reasons which include the need for aids to employment.
- Those medically discharging for unrelated reasons but who still require aids to employment.
- Those leaving the service for other reasons (Welfare/Discipline/End of Engagement etc) who may need aids to future employment.
What is the Adjustments Passport?
The Adjustments Passport provides an up-to-date record of the adjustments the Service Leaver may need when they move into employment.
The passport cannot be passed on to anyone automatically, meaning the Service Leaver has control of the information and who sees it.
The purpose of the passport is to:
- provide the Service Leaver with a record of adjustments and/or additional requirements they may need in work.
- support and empower the Service Leaver to have confident conversations about their adjustments and requirements with potential employers.
- support any future employer by providing an overview of the Service Leaver’s requirements to inform any HR or occupational health discussions.
- support any future Access to Work application.
- help remove the need for an Access to Work assessment when the Service Leaver moves into employment or change jobs; and
- provide the Service Leaver and their manager with the basis for conversations about adjustments and adjustment reviews.
How does the individual know they need additional aids:
- From the medical services
- Via the Access to Work Scheme
- Via the DWP Work Coach in the Jobcentre
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