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HM Revenue and Customs

Claims for tax credits must be renewed each year, otherwise the benefit could be stopped.

Millions urged to check for letter from HMRC or risk losing thousands Sophie Wills

Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance rates are set to increase with the new financial year in April.

Child Benefit payment is set to increase in April - here’s by how much Dennis Morton

Parents warned to check child benefit or risk £100 fine and tax charge Isabella Boneham

Final furlough figures

Two thousand still furloughed when support ended Patrick Jack

Furlough figures

Hundreds off furlough as support scheme winds down Patrick Jack

You could be eligible for up to £125 if you have been working from home due the pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Millions still eligible for £125 tax refund for working from home - how to claim... Hiyah Zaidi

More come off furlough scheme

Hundreds come off furlough in South Tyneside

Furlough numbers fall

Almost 1,000 come off furlough in South Tyneside Patrick Jack

Thousands on furlough as support winds down Alex Ross

Have you checked if you're eligible for the payment? (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to claim up to £125 tax relief if you have been working from home due to Cov... Claire Schofield

'Beverage serving' saw the highest return to work rate in April as pubs began to reopen

South Tyneside jobs furlough count falls - but more women return to work Kevin Clark

Childcare cash

More in South Tyneside sign up for childcare help Alex Ross

23,000 helped by furlough scheme

23,000 in South Tyneside helped by furlough scheme Katie Williams

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Lockdown sends furlough numbers up Katie Williams

One in ten South Tyneside jobs have been furloughed

More than one in ten jobs in South Tyneside furloughed Patrick Jack

Tyneside does over £1bn worth of business with Europe

Warning over Tyneside's £1bn EU trade

House sales in South Tyneside generated £5m in stamp duty last year

South Tyneside's £5m stamp duty bill Katie Williams

Construction workers made the most claims for Government help during the virus crisis

Help for self-employed hits £6.5m in South Tyneside Tommy Lumby

Millions have been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Up to 27,000 employers wrongly claimed furlough money - here's how to report you... Sarah Wilson

Thousands of teenagers are expected to enjoy a windfall this month, as Child Trust Funds begin to mature (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to check if you’re due money from a Child Trust Fund - and how to find a los... Helen Johnson

If you’re a recipient of benefits and are due to be paid over the bank holiday weekend, your payment days could change slightly as a result (Photo: Shutterstock)

Your benefits could be paid early this month - here's why Helen Johnson

Government loses £2.4bn in fuel revenue due to lockdown Matt Allan

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Third of South Tyneside jobs placed on furlough Katie Williams

Manufacturing businesses, including Nissan in Sunderland, were among those to use the furlough scheme launched by the Government to help protect the long-term future of jobs during the coronavirus crisis.

This is how many South Tyneside workers have been placed on furlough by their bo... Fiona Thompson

The government’s Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) was recently extended by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s the important deadline date for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme... Helen Johnson

The second bank holiday weekend of May is fast approaching, but if you’re a recipient of benefits and are due to be paid over the bank holiday weekend, your payment days could change slightly as a result (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s why your benefits could be paid early this month Helen Johnson

Easter weekend is shortly approaching, but if you’re a recipient of benefits and are due to be paid over the bank holiday weekend, your payment days could alter slightly (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why your benefits could be paid early in April 2020 Helen Johnson

If you’re a regular recipient of tax credits, you might have noticed that your payment has gone in earlier than usual in March 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why your tax credits were paid early in March 2020 Helen Johnson

High earners could be stripped of 40 per cent of their pension tax relief in next month’s budget (Photo: Shutterstock)

High earners face cuts to pension tax relief in the new budget - here’s how it c... Claire Schofield

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak

How to sign up for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme