Advice NI

Advice NI

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Purdy's Lane
Belfast
BT8 4AR
United Kingdom

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Advice services
Last updated 1 year 9 months ago
Advice NI is a membership organisation that exists to provide leadership, representation and support for independent advice organisations to facilitate the delivery of high quality, sustainable advice services. Advice NI exists to provide its members with the capacity and tools to ensure effective advice services delivery. This includes: advice and information management systems, funding and planning, quality assurance support, NVQ

Advice NI's Content

Event
Training/Advice

Universal Credit and Students

Advice NI

This 90-minute nutshell course will refresh, inform and update learners on Universal Credit’s treatment of Full Time Students including;  The unique entitlement calculation for full-time students Treatment of Grants and Loans and disregards Entitlement, Exclusion, and Exceptions Issues around Conditionality, compatibility with Study, and Eligibility
Dates:
24 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Understanding Social Security Benefits for Non-Advisers

Advice NI

This informative, half day course is aimed at those who are not benefits advisers but work with clients for whom benefits are important, will cover; The structure of the benefit system and different types of benefits available Basic entitlement and eligibility for benefits and how to spot these How to support clients seeking detailed entitlement advice How to prepare and support a client making claims to benefit
Dates:
15 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Identifying Strategic Cases and Preparing for Judicial Review

Advice NI

In increasing areas of the social security system rights of appeal have been diluted or removed or indeed decisions have become discretionary or “determinations”, and other barriers have been placed in the way of entitlement which may require legal action or strategic casework to fix.
Dates:
10 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Child DLA and Carers’ Benefits

Advice NI

This course will provide learners with the information required to aid claimants with all areas of Children’s DLA up to appeal, and Carers allowance.
Dates:
03 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Understanding Social Security Law and Where to Find It

Advice NI

This course will provide learners with the skills they need to; Research and reference up to date and persuasive Social Security Information (online and paper), Appreciate the difference between N.I and G.B authorities and reference the most relevant of them, Incorporate your referencing in case recording to the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard
Dates:
01 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Universal Credit Calculations

Advice NI

This 90-minute nutshell course will refresh, inform and update learners on Universal Credit calculations and will include detail on the following:
Dates:
16 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Social Security Tribunal Representation

Advice NI

This 3-day accredited course will empower existing advisers with a deeper level understanding of the main benefits contested at appeal, alongside a focus on case building, evidence gathering, submission writing and advocacy skills so that they may begin to represent clients at Tribunal.
Dates:
11 August 202218 August 202225 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Understanding the State Pension

Advice NI

This short and practical overview will help you understand how the State Pension actually works and how old and new contributions are treated.
Dates:
09 August 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Universal Credit Calculations (New)

Advice NI

This 90-minute nutshell course will refresh, inform and update learners on Universal Credit calculations.
Dates:
29 July 2022
Event
Training/Advice

Understanding the State Pension

Advice NI

This short and practical overview will help you understand how the State Pension actually works and how old and new contributions are treated. This course will teach learners the basics as well as more in-depth knowledge, making it appropriate for all.
Dates:
26 July 2022

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VCSE

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Advice NI
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adviser
adviser training
Training

Team

  • Kathleen Mulligan
  • Comms Advice
  • Kevin Higgins
  • Ryan Quigg
  • Alasdair Sim