Free swim and gym for residents on lower incomes
Channel: WandsworthBC
Date: 2023-02-02

Residents who are being priced out of using leisure facilities due to the #costoflivingcrisis  will be able to use a gym and go for a swim for free from this summer, Wandsworth Council has announced.

The council has agreed with its leisure centre contractor Places Leisure that anyone receiving Universal Credit will be able to enjoy free off-peak adult gym and swim sessions (off peak is before 5.30pm on weekdays and all day at weekends).

The changes are part of the council’s work to make the borough fairer and more compassionate and are the start of a wider review of council services to ensure concessions are targeted at people who need them the most.