Membership is open to anyone
on a low income, living in the Hebden
Bridge/Calder Valley area, not only
those claiming benefits.
We have taken our definition of low
Income from the National Low Pay Unit.
They state that the "decency
threshold is the equivalent of 68%
of the median gross weekly earnings
for a full time working male".
Anyone earning £277.24 or less
per week ( £7.32 per hour full-time)
is therefore eligible to join Calder
Food Group. This amount is for each
adult within a family / group (£554.48
for a two adult family). Don't worry,
we are not going to demand to see
your wage slip / benefit book before
you join, but we do ask you to use
your discretion.
The group is here for the use of
people who really need it - if you
do have buckets of cash we urge you
to support local business.
There is an annual membership fee
of £4 unwaged or £5 waged.
If you can afford to pay more, that
would be appreciated. We would prefer
it if all adults could join as individual
members, but again that is at your
discretion.
