Universal Credit

Read This HMRC confirms exact month £326 cost of living payment will be paid to households Isabella Boneham

Read This DWP issues scam warning to everyone due £326 cost of living payment Isabella Boneham

Read This How Universal Credit is affected by August bank holiday - and when you will be p... Isabella Boneham

Lifestyle Nearly 3,000 families hit by 'two-child' support rule Patrick Jack

Read This Major ‘12 hour’ rule change could see Universal Credit payments stopped Hiyah Zaidi

Read This Martin Lewis says millions of benefits claimants could get free £1,200 Hiyah Zaidi

Lifestyle More seeking Universal Credit help Will Grimond

Politics MP COLUMN: The Government has no one to blame but themselves Alan Campbell, Tynemouth MP

People More than half of children 'in need' in Northumberland eligible for free school ... Will Grimond

Read This Sky hikes phone prices for customers this week - how it affects you Isabella Boneham

Read This 6 money changes to be aware of in May - and how they will affect you Isabella Boneham

Read This Sky launches cut-price broadband deal for people on benefits which could save yo... Hiyah Zaidi

Read This New rates for Universal Credit as payments rise from today Claire Schofield

Lifestyle Record number of children 'living in poverty' Patrick Jack

Read This Vodafone, EE and BT customers face huge phone bill hike in April Isabella Boneham

Read This Cold Weather Payment to close in days - check if you can claim £25 energy rebate Isabella Boneham

Politics Gordon Brown uses North East visit to call for ‘war against poverty’ Daniel Holland

Read This New Child Benefit rates from next month as payments to increase Claire Schofield

Read This Four million homes missing out on £144 saving on broadband bills Hiyah Zaidi

Read This Universal Credit payment dates for Easter bank holiday 2022 Claire Schofield

Read This Time to find a job cut from three months to four weeks under Universal Credit ch... Matt Brooks

Politics This is when Universal Credit and benefits will be paid over Xmas and New Year Neil Fatkin

Politics Northumberland handed £2.5m to support struggling families this winter James Harrison

Lifestyle Rise in number of families unable to afford to put food on table Patrick Jack

Read This This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes Henry Sandercock

Lifestyle Fewer claiming benefits in Northumberland Federica Bedendo

Lifestyle Ten thousand get Universal Credit tax help Katie Williams

Lifestyle More than 19,000 Northumberland homes have no worker Patrick Jack

Lifestyle Hundreds fewer claiming benefits Federica Bedendo

Lifestyle Charity handing out more emergency food parcels Patrick Jack

Read This National Living Wage to increase for millions: how much it will rise by and when Group Reporter

Arts and Entertainment Charity ball to be held in Alnwick to buy Christmas gifts for children in need Ian Smith

Lifestyle 24,000 in Northumberland hit by Universal Credit cut Joanna Morris

Read This Tory MP says living on £81k annual salary 'really grim' and calls for pay rise Chelsea Rocks

Read This What PM will say in his conference speech - from social care to ‘levelling-up’ Group Reporter

Read This Government launches £500m support scheme to help vulnerable over winter Hiyah Zaidi

Read This Customers face £30 monthly price hike when energy suppliers go bust Isabella Boneham

Read This Marcus Rashford makes plea to MPs to keep Universal Credit uplift ‘lifeline’ Claire Schofield

People Northumberland food banks fear 'surge' in demand Ian Smith

Business Will thousands have to choose between heating and eating? Amanda Bourn

Read This Martin Lewis gives his advice on what customers should do as gas prices soar Isabella Boneham

People Northumberland MP's Universal Credit warning James Harrison

Read This 94% of local authorities in England expect to see an increase in newly unemploye... Richard Jenkins

Politics MP COLUMN: Change to Universal Credit will be the biggest cut in social security Alan Campbell, Tynemouth MP

People Concerns raised more people could rely on food banks David Sedgwick

Lifestyle When Universal Credit and benefits payments will be paid over August bank holida... Claire Schofield

Read This Downing street spends £90,000 on two paintings amid freezes to key workers' pay Chelsea Rocks

Lifestyle Benefit cuts threat to 24,000 in Northumberland Tom Patterson

Lifestyle Hundreds fewer claiming benefits in Northumberland Patrick Jack

Lifestyle New Universal Credit call follows savings survey Tommy Lumby