Pensioners living in North Newcastle or Sunderland have just until the end of this week to get a £30 food voucher before the window to apply closes.
Frozen food giant Iceland announced last month that it would supply a total of 80,000 pensioners with the vouchers to help them cope with rising food bills - but this Friday, September 16, is the last date to apply for one. To qualify for the £30 voucher, you must be 60 or older and rely solely on your state pension or other benefits for food and essentials. You can get more than one voucher per household, for example, if you're in a couple, but you can only apply once, so if you've already had one, you can't get another.
The vouchers are also only available in 17 areas nationwide with the highest proportion of poorer pensioners, so in the North East, you won't be able to get one unless you live in North Newcastle or Sunderland.
