North Tyneside has been given an extra £3.2m to help families who continue to struggle financially during the the cost of living crisis.
North Tyneside Council officer Tracy Hunter has informed elected officials the council's welfare team "are still seeing significant demand for crisis support". Between October 1 2022 and January 1 2023, the local authority recorded 608 crisis fund applications.
Crisis applications can include financial help for food, utilities, baby food, baby items, household items, travel costs or clothes.
