• Child Benefit Extension Application

    Child Benefit Extension Application

    Mary was a working age single mother. She contacted Community Advice as her benefits had fallen by £96.69 per week and she was left with no money for food. Her child benefits and child tax credits had stopped the previous month when her son had left full time education. 

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  • Rates Relief Success

    Rates Relief Success

    Our Client, John had applied for Rates Relief a year ago, however he was made ineligible as his landlord refused to complete the Certificate of Occupation. This left John highly distressed as his rent was then increased twice and he was struggling with paying the shortfall to the landlord.

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  • Benefit muddle making life more stressful

    Benefit muddle making life more stressful

    Fiona received a form from Universal Credit advising her that she was required to complete it. She was unsure about how to complete the form and asked for help from Community Advice.

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  • Providing a Lifeline when it was most needed

    Providing a Lifeline when it was most needed

    Joy came to see us at one of our outreach clinics. She was very distressed as she had been living abroad for several years but in a very abusive relationship. She had no family support in her adopted country so upon hearing her plight, a local church group purchased her a flight ticket back to…

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Community Advice ABC ( Also know as Community Advice Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon Ltd), Company Registered by Guarantee in NI No. 34750, Registered Charity Number: NIC101573, Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority: FRN 616953. Reg office: Portadown Health & Care Centre, Tavanagh Avenue, Portadown BT62 3BU 

Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
Department for communities
Macmillan Benefits Service Northern Ireland
Southern Health & Social Care Trust