Halton Housing Trust is launching a series of household budget workshops to help customers who may be struggling in what are difficult times.
The workshops will be held every month, starting in March. Staff will be on hand to give advice about managing budgets and identifying any areas where savings can be made.
They have been launched following news that unemployment in Halton rose for the third consecutive month to 5.5 per cent.
This has been coupled with a decline in the number of job vacancies which means there were nine claimants for every job vacancy in Halton in January – compared with five claimants in December.
The next budget workshop will take place in Widnes on Tuesday, March 22, 1-3pm. To book a place contact: 0151 510 5024 or email amber.cairns@haltonhousing.org .