SSI Task Force Press Release In September 2015 production was halted at the SSI UK steelworks in Redcar, two weeks later the plant was closed resulting in an estimated 3,000 job losses. The SSI Task Force, set up to provide support to former SSI and supply chain workers, has published a report setting out the help given to those affected over the last year. The report summarises progress across the range of support measures, including how the £46m Government funding made available to the Task Force has been invested to date. It also features case studies of people who have found new jobs following the closure of the steelworks. Progress since the Task Force was established includes: Amanda Skelton, Chair of the SSI Task Force and Chief Executive of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, said: "The closure of SSI was a devastating event for workers, their families and the wider community.