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23-Jul-2008
The Welfare Green Paper launched on Monday 21st July by the Government sets out a range of options which will make major changes to the benefits system in a bid to get people off benefits and into...
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08-Jul-2008
Citizens Advice has been awarded a contract by the Social Security Agency to increase the uptake of Social Security Benefits in Northern Ireland
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18-Jun-2008
The Financial Services Authority (FSA), in partnership with Citizens Advice, launched a free financial training initiative on the 17th June at the Baby Grand in Belfast
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11-Jun-2008
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that poverty and inequality have increased for the second successive year during 2006 -2007.
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03-Jun-2008
Citizens Advice welcomes the Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie’s proposals to help people with mortgage and secured loan arrears.
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23-May-2008
Some of the most vulnerable people could end up facing cuts to backdating benefits if the government presses ahead with short-sighted plans to cut housing benefit and pension credit entitlement, Citiz ...
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16-May-2008
Kerry Dalton, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux has been visiting Citizens Advice Northern Ireland on a fact finding trip. "I specifically wanted to come to Ci ...
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15-May-2008
The post office regulator Postcomm has proposed that the Royal Mail be part privatized in order to safeguard the future provision of quality mail services within the UK.
Nigel Stapleton, Postcomm's...
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15-May-2008
The right to ask for flexible working is to be extended to parents with children aged up to 16. The announcement was made by Business Secretary John Hutton who said the move would give a "Big Boost" t ...
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15-May-2008
The right to ask for flexible working is to be extended to parents with children aged up to 16.
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13-May-2008
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness spoke today at the public launch in Derry of a new web based cross border information portal.
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13-May-2008
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness spoke today at the public launch in Derry of a new web based cross border information portal. Borderpeople. info seeks to provide an online resource for the...
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13-May-2008
Assembly should seek local powers on the Post office – Citizens Advice
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08-May-2008
L’Derry CAB has successfully secured £20,000 for mother of twins.
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07-May-2008
It is the first recipient of the award which recognises the work carried out by volunteers in Lisburn.
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01-May-2008
Citizens Advice provided compelling evidence on the increasing difficulty in accessing an NHS dentist in Northern Ireland and called for the phased abolition of prescription charges.
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02-Apr-2008
Young people in Northern Ireland are to benefit from new locally produced personal finance teaching resources launched yesterday (1st April) by Citizens Advice and the Northern Bank.
‘Money Talks’...
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18-Mar-2008
Citizens Advice has announced the award of an £1.2m contract by DETI to provide face-to-face money advice in Northern Ireland. The contract, which will run to March 2011, was awarded by public...
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14-Mar-2008
Environment Minister Arlene Foster has announced the key decisions on thefuture shape of local government flowing from the review of the localgovernment aspects of the Review of Public Administration...
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21-Feb-2008
Trading Standards have warned consumers to be on their guard, as details were released of pensioners who became chronic scam victims. The warning comes during Scams Awareness Month, as Trading...
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21-Feb-2008
Northern Ireland has double the rate of persistent child poverty than the rest of the UK, a charity has said.