Tim Farron MP
SOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed new figures showing that 130 people in Westmorland & Lonsdale have been helped off benefits and are now running their own businesses, under the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme.
The NEA aims to help unemployed people claiming out of work benefits who wish to start up their own business.
Participants in NEA work with a business mentor to develop their business idea.
Once they have started trading and left benefits, they receive a weekly allowance.
Mr Farron said: "We have an above average take up for the scheme, demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial flair in our area."
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