Our goal is to build local people’s economic resilience, reduce poverty and its effects, and support people to become more financially independent.
To read more about our work in Southwark click here
Our support services
Benefits and Welfare Advice
Big Local Works provides essential Benefits and Welfare support and information. We offer a confidential 121 service for support with:
Universal Credit, PIP, ESA, DLA, Freedom Pass. We also attend Assessment Centres and Benefit Tribunal Hearings
We can also deliver ONLINE workshops and support for community groups.
Employability Training and job search support
Big Local Works delivers training courses, in partnership with the Bridge at Waterloo, to support local people develop key employment and employability skills and prepare for their next role.
If you need job search support we offer weekly sessions. To book a session email: luds@biglocalworks.org.uk
Start-up support
Big Local Works is also an enterprise hub that supports local social entrepreneurs. We are now running ‘Make it Blue’ Start-up Markets and training programme at the Blue Market. We are supporting local residents with running a successful Market stall business.
For more info see www.makeitblue.london
How we have helped
120
Number of people that received free benefits and welfare advice in 2021
108
Number of people received training at BLW in 2020-21
17
Number of social entrepreneurs Invested in and supported in 2019-2020
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