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Council launches discounted house-buying scheme
Published: 10/02/2021
COPELAND Council is helping residents secure a new home with the launch of a new Discounted Sale scheme.
The council is inviting eligible people to register their interest in a Discounted Sale property that can be sold for up to 80 per cent of its open market value. The council will then notify those on the register when Discounted Sale properties are awarded planning permission, and invite them to apply for when plots are released.
Success for wage subsidy scheme
Published: 09/02/2021
A WAGE subsidy scheme supporting Copeland’s businesses and residents is being hailed a success.
Copeland Work and Skills Partnership is incentivising employers to take on new recruits with the support of a wage subsidy. Eighty-two per cent of businesses involved have retained staff originally taken on as part of the 26-week programme that is run exclusively in Copeland.