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Advice Support

Advice Support 

Advice North West, formerly Citizens Advice North West, is one of a number of advice agencies in the Derry Strabane Council area, who provide free, confidential, independent and impartial advice on a range of issues that can affect people in their everyday lives.  This can include benefits, health, employment, immigration, family, debt and money, consumer issues, law and courts, tribunal representation and housing.

At the Mayors webinar, Advice NW will focus on the new Universal Credit benefit and debt advice.

Ask Advice NW if Universal Credit is right for you, how you can calculate your entitlement and complete a claim.  Advice NW can help you complete your initial online application and understand your payment and much more.  If you are struggling to manage, ask Advice NW about how you can access financial support such as access to the contingency fund, advance payments and hardship payments.  Advice NW can help you challenge decisions and provide you with representation.

More people than ever are facing debt and money worries.  It is often linked to unexpected changes in circumstance such as redundancy, separation, sickness, unemployment etc.
Anyone can find themselves in debt. Whether you have one small debt or many larger debts, Advice NW offer a service that can help you with the situation and to sort things out.

Advices NW advice is Don’t Ignore Debt. It won’t just go away. Advice NW can arm you with the necessary information and advice to make the right choices to resolve your debt and money problems, whether this is from Rent arrears, Bankruptcy, Credit Cards. Loans, Overdrafts Hire Purchase Agreements, Benefit Debts, Court Action for Debts, Rates or Small Claims Court.  Advice NW can help with Debt Management Plans Budgeting and Financial Capability.

Watch Recording here

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