Welcome to Shaw Trust

Shaw Trust is a national charity which supports disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work, find jobs and live more independently.

We believe everyone has the right to work and we have campaigned for over 25 years to turn our vision into a reality.

Every year we work with over 60,000 clients who face barriers due to disability, ill health or social circumstance. Thousands of employers and public sector organisations also benefit from our range of services for business.

We are the UK’s largest third sector provider and one of the Government’s lead partners in the delivery of employment programmes for disabled and disadvantaged people.

What we do

We help people move off benefits into employment and live more independent lives using government and other funded employment programmes

• Finance and benefits advice
• Help to find a job
• Work preparation and skills training
• Support to stay in work
   

We support public sector organisations modernise and deliver effective social care services

•  Alternatives to day care
• Young people’s services
• Independent living and direct payments
• Employment services to help people off benefits
• Personal development and training

We help businesses recruit and manage a diverse workforce

• Recruitment
• Absence and retention management
• Website Accessibility Accreditation Service
• Managing mental health

Last year we
helped over
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