When Nicholas came to The Work Programme, he was feeling depressed having not worked for ten years due to ill health.

St Austell resident, Allan, first contacted Prospects in August 2015. The 52 year old father of four, was facing severe mental health problems, the loss of his home and was completely reliant on unemployment benefits.

Pete* was bullied in his last job as a warehouse picker. As a consequence, he lost confidence in his own abilities and was out of work for three years, joining the Work Programme in 2014.

Kegan* was unemployed after servicing a sentence in prison. He was referred to the National Careers Service by his probation manager in Willesdon.

Sal first contacted the National Careers Service In Custody service. Soon after his release from prison he made contact again with the National Careers Service in community.