Historical Institutional Abuse
Advice NI’s continued partnership with Contact NI, delivering a holistic Support Service to Victims of Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland (HIA Service), helped over 60 clients with queries on benefits, housing, employment, format & scope of inquiry, employment, and record recovery. The service is funded by OFM/DFM.
“We are pleased to be working with Advice NI on this important project as they can offer targeted clients access to a range of advice, support and information on issues such as benefits and record recovery.”
Joe Conlon HIA Support Service Co-ordinator
The Beat the Recession Project (BtR) project, delivered by the Northern Ireland Advice Services Consortium (NIASC) with Big Lottery funding, was set up to provide a range of advice services to people affected by the recession. The project, which ended in December 2013, included a Help at Court service for people subject to Repossession Orders on their homes, Help in Employment providing advice and sign-posting in relation to welfare rights and referral to debt providers; targeted Geographical Advice in North Belfast, the North West and Omagh and a telephony based money and debt advice service through Step Change Debt Charity.
An independent evaluation found BtR to demonstrate innovation, positive impact and made a considerable contribution in terms of client outcomes and partnership working within the advice sector.
Migrants Tax Specialist Support
Advice NI continued its partnership with the Low Income Tax and Reform Group (LITRG) to deliver specialist advice and support to low income migrants coming to the UK to live or work. During the year the specialist email help service, for organisations that assist low income migrants, dealt with 12 clients with queries related to tax credits, tax and NIC as well as immigration issues.
Beat the Recession Project
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