Nearly 400,000 North East families waiting for their second cost of living payment can expect it to arrive from next week.
The £324 payment, the last part of the £650 payment announced by then Chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this year, will be paid to Universal Credit claimants from Tuesday, November 8, although the Department of Work and Pensions has warned that only "a small number" will be paid that day, with "numbers increasing significantly" from November 9 onwards.
The deadline for most payments to be made is November 23. It is thought that families in receipt of Tax Credits and other eligible legacy benefits will get their money from November 23-30.
