In recent years, the car industry has witnessed a substantial shift in the way consumers purchase cars. Over 90% of new cars now find their way to our driveways through various car finance options. These financing agreements offer flexibility and often require smaller upfront payments, making them a preferred choice for many.
NEA are concerned that the ‘perfect storm’ of higher energy prices, reduced incomes, and leaky, inefficient housing could put many households in Northern Ireland at increased risk of fuel poverty. These increases come at a time when many household budgets are already stretched thin.
This factsheet gives an overview of how each option works and how it could affect you if you decide to choose one of these options. For further details on each option, visit the specific factsheet.
This factsheet is to help you if your circumstances change and you are left with no money to pay off your debts. It provides information to determine if asking for the debt to be written off could be an option for you. It will also help you explore how to approach your creditors with a write-off request.
The Death Notification Service allows you to inform participating private sector organisations of a death. This includes banks, building societies, and other financial institutions.
We can provide advice on a range of benefit issues. You also find out information on benefits for carers, those with disabilities, being out of work, bereavement, housing, and more.
On this page we outline some of the ways in which you can access additional support and offer advice on managing your bills in light of the current cost of living crisis. If you are still unclear about the support you might be able to access, local advice agencies and the Advice NI helplines are here to help make things clearer.
‘Move to UC’ refers to the UK government’s plan to move ‘legacy’ benefit claimants on to Universal Credit (UC). Universal Credit is designed to replace benefits such as income-based JSA and ESA, Income Support, Housing Benefit, and Child and Working Tax Credits.