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Welfare Reform
The Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Act was given Royal Assent on 25th November 2015. This provides for significant changes to the benefits system.
Food Poverty
Food banks fulfil a vital role as they help to support people who find themselves or their families without food. Over the last few years particularly as a result of the economic downturn there has been a rapid growth of food banks providing emergency help and assistance to people across Northern Ireland. In order to help understand the rise in reliance of people on emergency food Advice NI has carried out research.
Upcoming Training
Effective Training and Presentation Delivery - (21st June 2018)
21 June 2018 - 10:00
Getting up in front of a room of people to deliver training or presentations can be very daunting even for those who do it every day. This course will help you to recognise and enhance the presentation and delivery skills that you already possess, as well as develop new skills in this area. It will...Nutshell: Universal Credit and the Self Employed (DERRY) 21st June 2018
21 June 2018 - 14:00
We have a selection of Welfare Reform sessions suitable for those who have already benefited from our Welfare Reform training and wish to update their knowledge in a timely and cost effective manner or for those who just need information on a specific aspect of Welfare Reform. Location: All of...Bankruptcy: The Essential Guide - (25th June 2018)
25 June 2018 - 10:00
This skilled level course will provide you with a basic step by step overview of bankruptcy legislation in Northern Ireland. It will enable you to identify when a bankruptcy is appropriate. This course is a module of the Insolvency Options course accredited with OCNNI at Level 3. This is a core...Universal Credit: Coaching Clients Digitally - (26th June 2018)
26 June 2018 - 10:00
This fully interactive, multimedia course will train advisers in the key skills required to support clients digitally in preparing for, making and maintaining a Universal Credit account. It covers all aspects of digital support from online safety to coaching clients digitally. It will fully equip...Nutshell: Support for Mortgage Interest
28 June 2018 - 10:00
We have a selection of Welfare Reform sessions suitable for those who have already benefited from our Welfare Reform training and wish to update their knowledge in a timely and cost effective manner or for those who just need information on a specific aspect of Welfare Reform. Location: All of...Universal Credit Awareness Session - 24th July 2018
24 July 2018 - 10:00
: This FREE half day training session updated for 2018 focuses on perhaps the most significant reform to Social Security since the inception of the Welfare State. It provides participants with an overview of which means tested benefits Universal Credit replaces, how entitlement is calculated, how...
Latest News
Advice NI Policy Newsletter May 2018
24 May 2018 - 12:10
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Advice NI highlights “fundamental flaw” in Universal Credit
14 May 2018 - 14:45
Advice NI states that there is a fundamental flaw which will inflict further damage in terms of public confidence in the Universal Credit system.Advice NI calls for Universal Credit claimants to have the choice to receive postal decisions
19 April 2018 - 15:27
Backing the “Keep Me Posted” campaign, Kevin Higgins, Head of Policy at Advice NI joined Judith Donovan CBE from Keep Me Posted to discuss the crucial...
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