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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
Wiseradviser: Individual Voluntary Arrangements: The Essential Guide
30 May 2019 - 09:30
This skilled level course will provide you with the ability to identify when an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) is appropriate. It will explain the IVA procedures and enable you to make appropriate referrals to Insolvency Practitioners. This course is a module of the Insolvency Options...Wiseradviser: Bankruptcy: The Essential Guide
30 May 2019 - 13:00
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...Wiseradviser: Effectively Challenging Utility Debt
03 June 2019 - 09:30
This skilled level course will enable you to advise your client on their rights and responsibilities under the relevant utilities legislation including gas, electricity and telecommunications. The course enables trainees to negotiate with Creditors using the Codes of Practice to which those...Wiseradviser: DRO Intermediaries & Complex Cases
06 June 2019 - 09:30
This skilled level course follows on from pre-course materials available on www.wiseradviser.org. The course is only relevant to those who are training as an Intermediary with an approved Debt Relief Order Competent Authority. In this workshop you will review case-studies and explore the role of...Research & Referencing Skills for Advisers (NEW)
10 June 2019 - 10:00
This course is designed to provide advisers with the skills required to research and reference up to date information relating to social security benefits and welfare reform. It will cover both online and paper resources. This is a necessary skill required to ensure organisations meet the...NI Advice Standard Training: Case Recording, Quality of Advice Audits - 12th June 2019
12 June 2019 - 10:00
This course is to prepare managers and advisers for the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard. It will provide a practical guide to improve the quality of case recording and how to evidence continuous personal development. It will also cover the Advice NI recommended quality assurance activities...
Latest News
Tax-Free Childcare can save working families up to £2000 per year
22 May 2019 - 11:15
Tax-Free Childcare is a UK wide government scheme that can help with up to £2,000 per year for eligible families towards the cost of their childcare.Advice NI Policy Newsletter April 2019
15 April 2019 - 17:01
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Media Briefing Paper: Welfare Reform Mitigations: Less than 1 year to cliff edge
08 April 2019 - 18:34
On 8th April 2019, Advice NI and NICVA facilitated a media morning to highlight the welfare reform mitigations cliff edge NI faces in one year. You can...
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