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The Law Centre and Advice NI are hosting a special special Adviser Network event considering the Pathways to Work Green Paper. The event will provide information; answer adviser questions and provide a space for discussion on the ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support

📗The analysis of impact for NI ❓ Who is leading on this work ❓ Which party is leading the way ❓ Gordon Lyons MLA NICVA COPNI DPAC Northern Ireland Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick Robin Swann MP Mike Nesbitt Cliff Edge Coalition NI Kevin Higgins "Why are we penalised for UC errors" Kellie Armstrong Colm Gildernew MLA #ProtectPIP #SupportCarers 👛👛👛👛👛👛

Sir Stephen Timms The Labour Party Kevin Higgins "Why are we penalised for UC errors" Latest impact assessment on Support for Mortgage Interest. Scrap this loan, and revert it back to a benefit. Support rate must also align with actual rate paid. More information must be provided to claimants. gov.uk/government/pub…

Give it up for latest NI orgs to sign up as real #LivingWageNI Employers. Thank you for standing up for fair wages. The real #LivingWage is a wise business investment helping with staff retention and morale. Sign up today, shorturl.at/iPGVW Kevin Higgins "Why are we penalised for UC errors" Living Wage Foundation

Calling all our NI MP's Alliance Party DUP Sinn Féin The SDLP TUV Ulster Unionist Party Concern growing regarding the Govt welfare reform Green Paper See latest Advice NI Briefing Paper ... adviceni.net/about/news/adv…

Thanks to Victoria Collins MP for this incredibly important PQ Analysis of those who do not score 4 points in at least one daily living activity for PIP Arthritis - 77% Anxiety and Depression - 48% Also see Advice NI Briefing Paper ... available here ... adviceni.net/about/news/adv…

Calling all our NI MP's Alliance Party DUP Sinn Féin The SDLP TUV Ulster Unionist Party Concern growing regarding Govt welfare reform Green Paper Latest PQ re potential PIP impact ... questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi… Advice NI Briefing Paper here ... adviceni.net/about/news/adv…

Thank you Gerry Carroll for this v important AQ Communities NI Minister Gordon Lyons MLA "extremely concerned" & understands "shock and uncertainty caused by the proposed changes" Next steps? Please see Advice NI Briefing ... adviceni.net/about/news/adv…

Interesting, always bugged me when Tory Ministers would do the same & not simply answer the question Sir Stephen Timms I've taken a stab at this: 2,241 abroad (at Jan 25), best efforts, not infallible Rules state that can be paid for temporary absences, eg re medical treatment

We are concerned about this too. Doing anything other than scrapping the two-child limit would still leave many children living in poverty with all the damaging impacts for their futures. That's why one of our key asks is to REMOVE the two-child limit ⬇️

What we know so far re #PIP: Pathways to Work Green Paper ... "score a minimum of 4 points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of PIP" From Nov 2026 ... "new claims and award reviews" Claimants most likely to be affected

Stormont ministers are expected to agree the Northern Ireland Executive's first-ever draft strategy to tackle poverty later today ... via Jayne McCormack For more background on this issue ... adviceni.net/policy/publica… #AntiPovertyStrategyGroup

⬇️⬇️⬇️ Micheál Martin Dara Calleary Gordon Lyons MLA Colm Gildernew MLA Naomi Long MLA Robin Swann MP Mike Nesbitt Matthew O'Toole Colum Eastwood Michelle O’Neill Emma Little-Pengelly BL

Don't even think about it Keir Starmer Rachel Reeves Liz Kendall Given #CPI #inflation figures out today (3.5%, expected to peak in September) ... don't even think about messing with the social security benefit uprating formula Something The Labour Party has strongly advocated

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Latest NI benefit, with thanks to NISRA Communities NI ... communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/b… Some learning: - small Pension Credit increase despite impact of means testing Winter Fuel Payment - ESA stats, bearing in mind Move to UC (i-b ESA) & Essential PIP info given Green Paper