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View Article  Volunteering Opportunities - www.do-it.org.uk
There is a super website called www.do-it.org.uk which has loads of volunteering opportunities on it and is easy to use. Free too.  I have used it several times.
View Article  Benefits, Tax Credits & Permitted Work - useful links

The Action for ME website has an information sheet, "a guide to benefits", including sections on Jobseekers Allowance, Tax Credits and Permitted Work.   It can be found at:http://www.afme.org.uk/res/img/resources/A%20guide%20to%20benefits.PDF

And there are more information sheets on related issues which can be purchased for £1 each.   For the publications list see: http://www.afme.org.uk/res/img/resources/Publications%20list.pdf

The Jobcentreplus website has an outline of Incapacity Benefit, including a section on Permitted work, at:http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/WorkingAgeBenefits/dev_008025.xml.html

and an A-Z list of benefits and allowances at: http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/WorkingAgeBenefits/Dev_007956.xml.html

The HMRC website has a tax credits section at: http://www.taxcredits.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/HomeNew.aspx

If any of these links stop working, or you have other links to suggest, please drop me a line (network@wellies.me.uk)

Anne-Marie