Middlesbrough’s politicians have shared their thoughts on one of the most talked about announcements from the Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the removal of the two-child benefit limit from ...

Middlesbrough has the greatest proportion of “highly deprived” neighbourhoods out of all local authorities in England. In a 2025 measure, 50% of Middlesbrough ’s neighbourhoods have been recorded as ...

A government minister has said tackling child poverty is a "huge challenge" while visiting one of the country's most deprived areas. Education Minister Catherine McKinnell visited a gymnastics academy ...

Local politicians have delivered their initial verdicts on Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget on Wednesday afternoon - with one Labour MP criticising his own government by saying it "falls short".

Housing benefit is insufficient for more than half of households with children living in private rental accommodation in Middlesbrough, new analysis suggests. A think tank has warned almost a million ...

The cobbled streets of Newport in Middlesbrough survive from the Victorian era. The staggering levels of child poverty here also feel like they belong in a different time. Six out of every seven ...

Child poverty: Why is it so bad in Middlesbrough? Sky's chief North of England correspondent Greg Milam visits Newport in Middlesbrough, where for every seven children that live in the town, six are ...

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