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As part of our Access to Services programme we held our latest Housing and Health Advice Event in Kettlethorpe.

Last week the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published new information in relation to the national roll out of Universal Credit.

Schoolchildren at Rook’s Nest Academy in Outwood took part in a construction site safety assembly this week thanks to help from Considerate Constructor mascot, Ivor Goodsite and WDH.

Children at Carlton Primary School learnt a very important lesson about building site safety when WDH visited them last week.

WDH recently teamed up with Wakefield Council and Wakefield Rural Arthritis Care to hold a free chair-based exercise taster session at Hall Green Community Centre.

Local students have been pitching their ideas for a new WDH app, as part of the landlord’s latest Schools Enterprise Challenge.

WDH has launched its new Cash Wise website, dedicated to helping people manage their money and get out of debt. The new website - www.getcashwise.co.uk – includes a budget calculator, advice on saving money and avoiding payday loans, recipes for cooking on a budget and information about how to prepare for the introduction of Universal Credit.

Residents at one of WDH’s independent living schemes raised more than £500 for their social fund with a summer fair.

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A tidy-up team swung into action as WDH enlisted young volunteers to spruce up the streets around their homes.