With the Department for Communities currently issuing thousands of Migration Notice letters each month to people on Tax Credits as part of its ‘Move to UC’ programme, we want to make sure that those affected get the right advice about the timing of their claim in order to maximise their entitlement to the 6.7% benefit uprating from April.
Ahead of widespread strike action and unprecedented pressure on public services, Advice NI calls for return of a functioning Assembly with local politicians prioritising spending and supporting our most vulnerable people.