16 November 2021
What is the £20 uplift? Due to Covid, the Government added £20 a week to Universal Credit. The uplift ended this October, despite the effects of the pandemic continuing to disproportionately impact the UK’s poorest. Why is it going to court? Whilst the uplift itself was arguably inadequate, £20 can make a massive difference to […]
Read more >11 October 2021
Great news as The Henry Smith Charity has recently announced that they have awarded DUWC a grant totalling £148,600 towards three years' continuation funding of salary and on costs of an Assistant Coordinator for a project providing support and services for unemployed people in Derbyshire. Only 20% of recent applicants were successful and they said […]
Read more >10 March 2021
The Trustees of Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres agreed at their March meeting to reopen the three main Centres in Chesterfield, Shirebrook and Alfreton on Monday 12th April, as lockdown restrictions are eased. We will continue to work remotely where possible but the Trustees felt it was important to make our services accessible to those who have […]
Read more >10 March 2021
Joanne Gordon recently paid tribute to long-time DUWC servant and dear friend John Knight on Toby Foster's BBC Radio Sheffield breakfast show. John Knight was the Vice Chair of the Trustees of the DUWC and also set up the Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team. He sadly passed away earlier this year. You can listen to the […]
Read more >2 February 2021
In the March 3 budget, the Chancellor will announce the Government's intentions regarding the £20 uplift of Universal Credit that has been in place since the start of the pandemic. Previously they have said that they intend to withdraw it at the end of March 2021. Campaigners at the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres (DUWC) are […]
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