Information, advice and guidance

Careers advice

Salford Employment Hub

The Salford Employment Hub provides careers, skills and recruitment support to Salford residents and employers, through a range of access points.

The Skills Toolkit

Free courses to help you learn new skills or change jobs. Including general skills that apply to all sectors and more specialised skills.

YEUK

The YEUK Skills and Careers Hub provides 14 to 24 year-olds with free resources, advice and guidance on education, transition into employment and beyond in a process of lifelong learning.

YourGamePlan

YourGamePlan’s mission is to ensure that every student has the confidence and support they need to make the best decision about their future when they leave school.

National Literacy Trust

Send in your CV to get feedback from industry experts.

Financial advice

Mustard Tree

If you are struggling financially and in need of clothing, furniture, household items or white goods - then Mustard Tree may be able to help. If you have an interview coming up and don’t have the appropriate clothing, Mustard Tree often receive donated which are useful for interviews.

Catch 22

Expenses for travel, interview, and work wear, funding towards ID, DBS checks, training and learning programmes.

Turn2Us

Turn2Us is a national charity helping people when times get tough, providing financial support to help people get back on track. Turn2Us helps people in financial need gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help – online, by phone and face to face.

Student finance

You may be able to borrow money to help pay for university or college tuition fees and to help with living costs. You might get extra money on top of this, for example if you’re on a low income, are disabled or have children.

Citizens Advice

It's important to make sure that you get all the help that you're entitled to. These pages give you information on benefits, tax credits if you are working or unemployed, sick or disabled, council tax, housing costs, national insurance, payment of benefits and problems with benefits.

Universal Credit helpline

Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. You can find information on in-work benefits, changes to jobcentre appointments, changes to health assessments, changes to your earnings and support with making a new claim.

National Debt Line

National Debt Line is a charity who give free and independent advice.

Stepchange Debt Charity

Access free, confidential and expert debt advice online or over the phone.

Money Helper Service

Free and impartial money advice, guides to help improve your finances, tools and calculators to help keep track and plan ahead.

Better Off Salford

Better Off Salford provides information on the benefits you are entitled to and support to apply for them online as well as information on how to find and apply for jobs.

Salix Homes

Apply for our Boost4Youth fund whether you’re an apprentice who’s after some new tools for the trade or a youth club in desperate need for some new equipment. Applicants don’t have to be a Salix Homes tenant, but the project must benefit young people aged up to 17 living in Salix Homes neighbourhoods.

Hamilton Davies Trust

Irlam and Cadishead young residents can access small value grants to support their skills developement and benefit their future employability. The fund targets people engaged in an apprenticeship, or a similar arrangement, to develop ‘hands on’ practical skills.