In North Tyneside, 230 people have come to us with problems with private renting in the first 3 quarters of the current financial year,
Mark Almond, Chief Officer of Citizens Advice North Tyneside
2019 is set to be a year of uncertainty,
Employment is up across the UK, but large numbers of people are in work situations that offer little security,
Citizens Advice North Tyneside has released a Christmas list of 12 tips to help people avoid pressure on their household budgets.
The FCA has proposed a 100% price cap on rent-to-own companies in a clampdown on “excessive charges” expected to save 300,000 vulnerable customers up to £22.7m a year.
North Tyneside Citizens Advice have begun a new pilot with NTW Foundation Trust to provide timely debt management and benefit advice for people with mental health problems,
Citizens Advice North Tyneside has said some disabled people in the area could be around £300 a month worse off under Universal Credit compared to the previous system.
People need to be on their guard against financial and legal scams following a rise in cases reported to the Citizens Advice consumer service.
Over 1.6 million disability claims are going to be reviewed after the DWP decided not to challenge a court ruling that said some changes to PIP were unfair to claimants with mental health conditions.
On 2nd May 2018, Universal Credit was rolled out across the whole North Tyneside area as a full service,
