Welfare in the Darlington Borough is available as part of the council’s Social Fund. This is a discretionary scheme in which the council will provide financial help to families that are on a low income…

For residents of Durham that are currently in rent arrears, the assistance available to them is limited. Any type of support will mostly be provided by the Durham County Council and the discretionary housing payment…

Housing assistance is available from local government authorities in Tyne and Wear as well as other organisations. With the high rates of poverty in the county, many tenants are in rent arrears. For these families…

Families with a connection to Newcastle City can get help from the local welfare programme. There are two main options available, and they include the Crisis Support Scheme, which is for residents that are facing…

The main services from Carecent include the Central Clothing Store as well as a meal or parcel of food. However, the Yorkshire agency can also signpost the less fortunate to other assistance programmes in the…

Residents of Sunderland can use the Streetcare Drop in Centre in order to get assistance. The charity relies on volunteers and generous members of the community to help the vulnerable. While at the centre, people…

Operating from The Alison Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, the organisation known as People’s Kitchen provides support to the homeless and people in poverty. Most of the assistance is in the form of meals and…

The local welfare programme in Sunderland is called Crisis Support, and the aim is to help the low income that have no other options available to them. Central government funding can be used to assist…

Residents with a voucher can turn to a food bank in Durham for assistance. Hundreds of families from the county use these centres on a monthly basis, and the number of people turning to them…

The low income can receive assistance from Durham Christian Partnership, which is made up of a number of churches and charities. The organisation offers some of its own programmes, such as a free food bank,…