Help for ex-offenders

help Blue SkyThe links on this page give access to some of the support available for ex-offenders, prisoners and their families.

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Support organisations

Howard League for Penal Reform

National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders

Prison Reform Trust

Accommodation

Housing support groups

Bed and breakfasts

Benefits

Government benefits

Employment

Working for Blue Sky

On-line job-search

Job-seeking advice

Employment support groups

Education and training

Search for a training course

England and Wales release 90,000 prisoners each year; 60% of prisoners re-offend within 2 years.            Re-offending costs England and Wales £12 billion each year.            Employment reduces re-offending by 33-50% but 75% of ex-offenders have no job on release.