Special signage on the public transport network is being used to direct people to warm hubs across Tyne and Wear.
The signs are displayed on posters and community noticeboards at bus and Metro stations in the format of QR codes. When they are scanned with a smartphone they direct people to their nearest place to keep warm.
Winter wellbeing hubs have been set up across the region to help people keep warm during the cost of living crisis, which has sent energy bills soaring.
Councils have set up warm hubs across North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Newcastle and Gateshead.
Customer Services Director at Nexus, Huw Lewis, said: “We have special signage across the bus and Metro network to help people find their nearest local warm hub. Customers will see them on posters and bus stations and on Metro community noticeboards.
“They are QR codes which link through to the nearest warm space in relation to the bus or Metro station that you are at.
“This is a vital service as we enter the coldest winter months and Nexus is happy to play its part in helping people access these vital services during the cost of living crisis.”
A warm bank, or a warm space, is a safe place with heating. They are dedicated to helping those who cannot afford to put their heating on at home stay warm this winter.
In many warm spaces, the heating will be kept on round the clock. Many spaces will offer warm drinks, too, such as tea and coffee, to help.
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