Membership
Advice NI is a membership organisation that exists to promote, support and develop the independent advice sector across Northern Ireland.
Advice NI members offer free, independent, quality advice which is impartial, non-judgemental and respectful of the person's dignity. If giving advice is part of your organisation's work and you meet our membership criteria, you can join us to avail of our membership services.
Facts & Figures 2009/10
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Advice NI members dealt with over 227,802 enquires from more than 107,703 members of the public across Northern Ireland. Most of these enquiries were from social security benefit recipients requiring information, advice and representation. Further details of our member's work can be found on our [PDF] Membership Profile Report.
Advice NI members played a pivitol role in delivering both the Social Security Agency's (SSA) and NIE's Benefit Uptake Programmes.
Social Security Agency Programme
Evaluation by the SSA highlighted that for every £1 invested by the SSA, £16 was generated in additional benefits. In total the Agency's 2007/08 programme generated total additional benefits of over £8 million.
Advice NI is registered as a company limited by guarantee in Northern Ireland (NI071966) and is registered as a charity for tax purposes with the Inland Revenue