Advice NI advice services continue to support clients who are deeply concerned about the ongoing interest rate rises and who are struggling to keep up mortgage and other financial repayments.
‘Advice NI were contacted by a client who was a single parent and seeking advice on whether they had continued entitlement to Working Tax Credit working 16hrs per week, or if they needed to claim Universal Credit.
As children across Northern Ireland return to school in the coming weeks, Advice NI is urging people to seek advice as many struggles to cope with the triple whammy of additional costs of summer holidays, the Cost of Living crisis, and the increasing costs of school uniforms.
In the first two months of 2022, Advice NI’s Debt service has already dealt with over £3.5 million of debt. It is concerning that the average household debt of our clients is currently £3,727.24, an increase of 21% since the same period in 2021.