What happens when you compensate people for their involvement, but doing so negatively impacts their eligibility for government benefits?  <br /><br />Together, we'll unpack <b>why paying people for their lived experience is the right thing to do</b>, but also explore the <b>challenges of doing this effectively without disrupting people's benefits</b>.  <br /><br />This is something we've been grappling with as an organisation for the last six months, and over the course of this three part mini-series we'll be sharing everything we've learned along the way.  <br /><br /><b>p.s. Keep a look out for the launch of our free 'Payment for Involvement Playbook'. Designed to help you create a fair payment for involvement policy for your organisation.</b><br /><i></i><i></i><br /><i>Hosts: Julia Fausing and Rachel Krengel, The Social Change Agency</i><br /><br /><i>Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music</i>

The Social Change Pod

The Social Change Pod

031: Payment for Involvement - When Compensation Affects Benefits

APR 30, 202418 MIN
The Social Change Pod

031: Payment for Involvement - When Compensation Affects Benefits

APR 30, 202418 MIN

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What happens when you compensate people for their involvement, but doing so negatively impacts their eligibility for government benefits?  <br /><br />Together, we'll unpack <b>why paying people for their lived experience is the right thing to do</b>, but also explore the <b>challenges of doing this effectively without disrupting people's benefits</b>.  <br /><br />This is something we've been grappling with as an organisation for the last six months, and over the course of this three part mini-series we'll be sharing everything we've learned along the way.  <br /><br /><b>p.s. Keep a look out for the launch of our free 'Payment for Involvement Playbook'. Designed to help you create a fair payment for involvement policy for your organisation.</b><br /><i></i><i></i><br /><i>Hosts: Julia Fausing and Rachel Krengel, The Social Change Agency</i><br /><br /><i>Theme music by Loyalty Freak Music</i>