The Ways to Work Programme is helping to address worklessness in Wirral, an area which has had persistent levels far exceeding regional and national averages for many years. Ways to Work provides services that support adults and young people into employment and training, and therefore successfully supports multiple pledges of the Wirral Plan. Continuation of the Ways to Work programme via additional ESF investment will ensure existing Council funds are maximised more than twofold, and ongoing positive outcomes can be achieved in future years.