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Are You Affected By The Benefit Cap?

Are You Affected By The Benefit Cap? If Yes Read On... Our Curo Customer Accounts team are very aware of the financial difficultly customers can be put in if they are affected by the benefit cap. Our message to you is please call and speak with your Account Manager. They will listen, discuss with you your options and may be able to approach the local authority for financ…

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Tree Detectives

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Curo Hot Topics - Housing first

What is the Housing First project? Find out here in our latest Hot Topics video. Enjoy this discussion? We have even more chats like this on our Youtube channel.

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Yatton Junior Football Club scores sponsorship from housebuilder Curo

Junior teams at Yatton FC are looking great on the pitch thanks to a donation from the builders of a new residential development in the village. West of England housing association and housebuilder Curo donated £3,750 to the club as part of their commitment to working together with local communities and supporting residents in areas where they are building ne…

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Two oak trees planted in Saltford to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day

On 5 November Saltford Parish Council, Saltford Community Association and Curo planted two oak trees in Saltford to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. It had been hoped to plant the trees on the anniversary day itself, but this was prevented by the COVID-19 lockdown. When the trees are sufficiently large a commemorative plaque will be mounted on one of t…

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New LGBT+ 50+ group launches in Weston-super-Mare

On Wednesday 25 November, the new North Somerset LGBT+ 50+ Group holds its inaugural meeting. The new group, for people aged 50+, is being supported by the North Somerset Community Connect service which is run by housing association Curo and funded by North Somerset Council. Community Connect helps older people to boost their wellbeing by connecting them with the…

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Government extends furlough to March 2021

Workers across the United Kingdom will benefit from increased support with a five-month extension of the furlough scheme into Spring 2021, the Chancellor announced on 5 November 2020. The furlough scheme will now operate until the end of March 2021. There are also increases in support for people who are self-employed: The next self-employed income support gran…

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Adapting Work Wise in changing times – tell us how we could help you

The COVID-19 pandemic and the regulations that came with it have led to many changes in the world of work and training. Here in the Work Wise team at Curo we have adapted our service and programmes to support those most affected. Our focus is on continuing to support our residents who are looking for new opportunities to develop their skills, to learn and to find emp…

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From redundancy to full-time job – Mark’s story

Curo’s Work Wise team have been supporting our residents to find work. The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for so many people and we want you to know what services are available to help you reach your goals. Curo resident, Mark* got in touch with the team after he was made redundant from his job. A job which he had held for several years and didn’t expect to lose. He i…