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Benefit Freeze
The [Work & Pensions] Committee has compiled evidence that shows that ending the benefits freeze a year early, [in 2019], would lift 200,000 people out of poverty. Read the latest briefing paper on the benefit freeze from our policy team.
Welfare Reform Mitigations
We’re heading towards a Welfare Reform Mitigations cliffedge and thousands of vulnerable people across Northern Ireland may be facing a substantial drop in income. Read the latest mitigations discussion paper by Professor Eileen Evason and our head of Policy, Kevin Higgins.
Upcoming Training
Universal Credit One Day Intensive Training for Advisers
22 October 2019 - 10:00
Universal Credit has fundamentally changed the legacy means-tested benefits systems as we know it. This intensive in depth 1 day course, will identify which benefits Universal Credit replaces and which remain outside Universal Credit. It will explain the detailed rules of Universal Credit,...Wiseradviser: Court Action for Enforcement of Judgements Office
24 October 2019 - 10:00
This course will equip money advisers with knowledge of the process for enforcing a debt. This is a specialist level training course and is primarily aimed at developing the skills and knowledge of a ‘skilled’ money adviser. This course is designed to build upon knowledge gained in the Debts...Wiseradviser: Understanding and Supporting Clients in Vulnerable Circumstances (NI)
04 November 2019 - 10:00
This interactive workshop gives you the space and opportunity to explore practical ways to advise and support vulnerable clients. The workshop will explore the following: (1) challenges you might face when advising vulnerable clients and ways to overcome these, (2) ways of building external...Nutshell: PIP Guidance
05 November 2019 - 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. This session will...Nutshell: Limited Capability for Work (& WRA) Case Law
05 November 2019 - 13:00
This session will encourage advisers completing PIP forms to carefully consider and use the reliability and majority regulations, case law and guidance to produce stronger initial applications.Social Security Benefits for EEA Nationals
07 November 2019 - 10:00
This course will provide a detailed overview of the benefits which can be claimed by nationals from the European Economic Area, as well as covering the Right to Reside Test and the Habitual Residence Test for each specific benefit. It will also cover: • Derived Rights • Permanent Residence...
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Advice NI are Delighted to be Recognised as an Investor in People
01 October 2019 - 15:04
Advice NI is delighted to be awarded accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, demonstrating our commitment to realising the potential of...Would you like a free EUSS information session for your community?
30 September 2019 - 15:03
At the moment there is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding Brexit across the UK, particularly in Northern Ireland.Debt Action helps client to keep his family home
27 September 2019 - 16:51
The client called our Debt Action service. He was married with two children, self-employed and a homeowner.
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