Yet more good news for our area!
The claimant count data is in, and it makes for good reading. In North West Durham alone, over the past year the number of people claiming Universal Credit has fallen by 160. This means we are now well below the national average, with only 2.9% of North West Durham claiming Universal credit, compared to 3.7% nationwide.
If you told someone 40 years ago that there would be bountiful employment across North West Durham, they’d have laughed in your face.
This has been made possible thanks to all the hard work from people I’ve met at my apprenticeships fairs, local job centres, local businesses and more. I want to see us do more though so I will keep on beating the drum to promote jobs, businesses and opportunities in our area.