Delivering outcomes for people and communities in 2023-2024

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Workwise supports people facing personal or health challenges to find and keep a job. We help by offering an integrated approach, ensuring employment support is a core part of mental health care and treatment, and in other settings such as housing support.

Integration means employment support is provided much earlier in a person’s recovery, is coordinated with healthcare, and clinical treatment is tailored to support a person’s working life.

Growing our work in housing is a focus. In recent years, Workwise has been integrating employment consultants with Housing First teams, initially with The People’s Project and, more recently, with LinkPeople.

Chief Executive Warren Elwin says that Workwise wants to do more in this space.

By addressing both housing and employment needs simultaneously, we empower people to build secure, self-sufficient futures.

In tightened economic circumstances and a tougher labour market, we know that employment support has a positive impact on people securing work and other opportunities.

Highlights for 2023-2024

• We are pleased to have seen more than 1,000 work, training and other outcomes achieved in 2024, despite the environment.
• Almost 50% of the jobs secured by people were for full-time work (more than 30 hours per week). For families, this can be life-changing and brings new-found hope.
• Meeting the needs of young people is a priority for us. The data shows that 44% of people accessing our services are under 30 years of age.

Over the past year, we have continued our integration with Te Whatu Ora community mental health teams, with 63 employment consultants integrated in secondary mental health and addiction services.

We value these relationships and the knowledge that together, we’re making a difference.

• Download the Workwise results factsheet for 2024
• Read about people’s stories of impact here.