Around 30% of people in prison have a learning difficulty or disability which can make managing your finances that much more challenging.

Here to help are the fantastic organisation ‘Dosh’ who believe “that everyone should have personalised support to use their money in the way they want and for the things they enjoy” and they have been “committed to promoting independence around money for people with a learning disability since 2007”

Meike Beckford is Dosh’s Managing Director and she joins us to tell us about the additional challenges faced, how Dosh can help and what can done to change the conversation around people with learning difficulties or disabilities

USEFUL LINKS:

• Dosh
• Citizens Advice
• StepChange
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: moneymondays@prison.radio

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

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This is the last episode of our employability mini-series. A huge thank you to all the people, organisations and charities who have been involved with this series

GXO Logistics actively works with ex-offenders and prisoners through partnerships with organisations like Tempus Novo and New Futures Network. These collaborations aim to provide employment opportunities and support networks for individuals re-entering society after prison.

Bob is their ‘Talent Pipeline Development Manager’ and oversees lots of this work. Bob tells us why GXO are so keen on working with people who have experience of the Criminal Justice System, what development opportunities are available and how you could be the next GXO employee. Bob also introduces us to Blake who started working with GXO on ROTL while he was inside. Blake tells us how this all came about, what motivates him to lead this better life and what the future holds for him

USEFUL LINKS:

• GXO
• GXO - Careers
• New Futures Network
• Tempus Novo
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: moneymondays@prison.radio

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

Siyanda first came across Kier while in prison. The idea of working in construction didn’t really appeal to her but she was encouraged to attend a focus group by an officer. During the session, Siyanda discovered the wealth of roles offered by Kier and reached out to them when she moved to open prison which led to her securing employment with them.

She is now their 'senior D&I project coordinator' and says attending that focus group was the best thing she ever did. Siyanda tells us what it was like applying for a job whilst in prison, how Kier are supporting people inside and beyond the prison walls and why there's never been a better time to be leaving prison and searching for employment

USEFUL LINKS:

• Kier Careers
• Kier - Making Ground Programme
• New Futures Network
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: moneymondays@prison.radio

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.