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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£856.8K
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Spending
£855.9K
Public benefits
The direct public benefit which flows from this purpose includes that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities, or of the services available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively and equally. The community are provided with awareness sessions to educate public on benefits
and money advice. The development of social policies and services are influenced both locally and nationally. These benefits are demonstrated through annual statistics in our annual report and progress reports for stakeholders. This includes the number of clients assisted with advice, number of enquiries dealt with, number of forms completed for clients, number of clients represented at tribunal appeals, number of advice telephone call and emails responded to, benefit uptake and money debt advice amounts. The charity’s beneficiaries are the whole community. No harm or private benefit arise from our stated purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We assist in the provision of a free, independent, confidential and impartial service of advice, information and counsel for the public and to assist with the implementation of such advice information and counsel. Advisers provide specialist information and advice on different areas of the law including consumer, employment legislation, social
security benefits, money advice, health, housing rights, education, travel, legal, tax, utility, immigration, discrimination and representation at tribunals. We reduce stress, worry and empower our clients. We seek to influence public opinion and make representations to and seek to influence governmental and other bodies regarding the development and implementation of appropriate policies. We benefit clients through benefit awareness sessions and money advice sessions by educating them on their rights. Our services are available to everyone regardless of race, gender, sexuality, age, nationality, disability or religion who live in the area of Antrim and Newtownabbey and also covers our regional Projects across Northern Ireland.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Hiv/aids
- Homelessness
- Interface communities
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Sexual orientation
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
