Apply for help with getting a job
What is the Work Fund?
This fund offers grants to help Muslims in the UK who are unemployed or on low incomes to get a job and increase their incomes.
What can I get help with?
You can apply for help with:
1. Training course fees
2. Certification and License fees
3. Qualification conversion fees
3. Tools and Equipment costs
To apply for help with things like food, clothing and housing please click here https://nzf.org.uk/Apply
Can I apply?
To apply, you must be a Muslim living in the UK and be able to demonstrate that you are unable to afford the costs you are applying for help with. To confirm that you can get help, we will look at how much money you have, your monthly income and expenses.
If you are seeking asylum, on a student visa, work permit or have no status in the UK, then you are not able to apply.
Through your application, you will also need to show that you are unemployed or on a low income and you are unable to pay for your basic costs.
The activity you would like to do must start within 3 months of your application.
How much help can I get?
The amount of help we can give you depends on your circumstances and the activity you would like to do.
Our average grant is £1,000 and the maximum we can give you is £3,000. The help we give is a one-off grant.
How long will the process take?
The application form takes around 20 minutes to complete.
Once you have you sent us your application with all the information and documents we need, we will aim to give you a decision on your application within 10 working days.
If you do not give us all the information and documents we need to look your application, your application will be delayed and you will have up to 14 days to give us anything you have missed.
What happens once I have applied?
Once you have sent us your application, the Work Fund team will make sure that you have given us all the information and documents we need to look at your application and that you are eligible to apply for help. If there is anything you have missed, you will be asked to send it to us within 10 days.
We will then look at how much money you have, your monthly income and expenses to confirm that we can help you. We will also look at the skills and experience you have told us about in your CV and the application form to help us decide if the activity you would like to do will help you to get a job.
If we can give you a grant, we will email you to confirm this and arrange payment. If we cannot give you a grant, we will email you to tell you why.
How many times can I apply?
We can give you one grant from the Work Fund every 3 years.
What information and documents do I need to provide?
To apply for help, you will need to give us the following documents:
| Photo ID for you, your wife/husband and children under 18 | You can give us a copy of a passport, driving licence or other document given to you by the authorities. |
| Bank statements | We will need 3 full months of bank statements for all your bank accounts. For example, if you send us your application on 2nd January, you will need to give us bank statements for October, November and December. |
| Your CV | An up to date CV which includes your work and education history, as well as any other information relevant to the activity you would like help with. If you do not have an up to date CV, you can get help here |
For help with training courses, certification and license fees, you will also need to give us the following document:
| Certificate of highest qualification | If you have any qualifications, we will need a copy of the certificate for your highest qualification you have. |
For help with qualification conversion fees, you will also need to give us:
| Certificate of existing qualification | We will need the certificate for the qualification you would like to convert. |
For help with tools and equipment, you will need to give us:
| Quote for tools/equipment | We will need a quote or a screenshot from a shop for the tools or equipment you need. The quote should be no more than one month old. |
How will the grant be given?
For courses, certifications, license and conversion fees, your grant will be paid directly to your provider. Before we can do this, you will need to give us an invoice from the provider to make the payment.
For tools and equipment, we will give you the money to buy the items yourself. You will need to send us a receipt to show you have bought your items.
Where else can I get help?
Explore careers
You can browse through different industries by job category, or search for individual job descriptions if you’ve got a career in mind.
Learn More
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers
Discover your skills
Take a 5 to 10-minute assessment to find out what job categories, and which job roles, might suit you. Learn more https://beta.nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
Find a course to suit you
Search for learning and training opportunities offered by providers contracted with the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Learn more https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/find-a-course
Get help with your CV
Your CV is often how you make a first impression on an employer. It needs to put across the right message, have the right presentation, and have no mistakes. Employers receive lots of CVs and must decide quickly who they’re going to interview. Click below to learn how ways to make your CV stand out for all the right reasons. Learn more https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/get-a-job/cv-tips
What if I am not happy with your service?
Although we may not be able to help everyone who applies to us, we are committed to providing a high-quality service to all our applicants. If something goes wrong, we need you to tell us about it. We will use the information you give us to help improve our service.
If you are not happy about any part of our service, please email us on [email protected]
What will happen next?
We will reply to your email to confirm that we have received it within 5 working days.
We will look into your complaint. A Senior Grants Officer will review any evidence available and speak to members of staff if appropriate.
We will aim to reply to your complaint within 15 working days. If this is not possible, we will send you an update.
If you are not happy with our response to your complaint, you can ask for this to be reviewed by the CEO of National Zakat Foundation. The CEO will then review your complaint and respond to you directly.
How can I get more information?
For more information on applying to the Work Fund, please email us on [email protected]
To apply to the Work Fund please click here
