By Bicycle scheme helps people back to work
Thirty bicycles have been provided to job seekers in North East Lincolnshire as part of an ongoing scheme by regional charity, R-evolution.
R-evolution aims to support disadvantaged people to get back into work and learn about employment.
The charity have provided 30 bikes to Grimsby’s Job Centre, to allow their users to be able to get to and from their workplaces with ease.
Councillor Stewart Swinburn said:
“This is the fourth bike library we have held in North East Lincolnshire and it is great to see they remain popular with local people.
“This scheme is just one of the ways, through the Access Fund, we are able to support local people in getting to and from employment in a sustainable and low cost form of travel.”
Rose Johnson, work coach team leader at Grimsby’s job centre, added:
“As a local job centre, our main priority is getting people back working. Following a survey to identify barriers of moving into work, it was identified one major barrier was transport and being able to move into employment and maintain the job.
“In response, the bike library has been well received and will allow claimants the opportunity to move into employment and maintain their work status. I can highly recommend this scheme in removing one of the barriers to employment for local people.”
The charity also provides free bicycles for NHS staff, and are part of the governments ‘Fix Your Bike’ voucher scheme.
North East Lincolnshire Council and ENGIE are working alongside R-evolution to provide cycling activities to businesses, schools and residents in North East Lincolnshire as part of the ongoing Access Fund, supported by the Department for Transport.
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