More than 50 new jobs are being created in the North East as the cost-of-living crisis triggers the creation of a new Government debt advice division.
The new jobs will be based at the new national debt advice service delivered by Citizens Advice Northumberland and Citizens Advice North Tyneside, launched with Government funds through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS). Citizens Advice in Northumberland and North Tyneside worked with six other local Citizens Advice to win one of only three national contracts awarded by MaPS, which is investing £228m into debt advice services in England over the next three years.
The two Citizens Advice centres are recruiting for upwards of 30 jobs in Ashington, Northumberland, and more than 20 jobs in North Tyneside ahead of the launch of the national debt advice service next February. The service will provide debt advice through phone, webchat, email and video for people across England. It comes after a surge in people reporting debt problems to Citizens Advice and other charities.
