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As the EU Settlement deadline of 30 June draws closer, Advice NI was pleased to host Kevin Foster, Minister for Future Borders and Immigration, on Tuesday 15 June to discuss the Scheme and the future of Immigration within the UK.

As the deadline is approaching fast, we are receiving an unprecedented number of calls and messages on our helpline and emails. 

The following has issued from the Home Office with regard to end of the immigration grace period on 30 June 2021.

Do you know an elderly or vulnerable EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living in the UK before 31 Dec 2020? They need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30 Jun 2021 to protect their rights and benefits.

This “Understanding, Avoiding & Challenging Sanctions” Guide is designed to assist frontline generalist advisers in their work in supporting benefit claimants who are at risk of being sanctioned or who have been sanctioned.

 

Today at the Advice NI annual conference, the impact of welfare reform across NI was discussed.

Advice NI is providing help and support to local residents and vulnerable people to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

At the moment there is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding Brexit across the UK, particularly in Northern Ireland.

 The Northern Ireland Audit Office has warned that the full impact of welfare reform has not yet been felt in Northern Ireland. Many claimants will face significant hardships when the current mitigation measures come to an end in March 2020.

Less than one year to cliff edge

Advice NI and NICVA are warning that, with less than a year to go before Welfare Reform Mitigation runs out, thousands of vulnerable people across Northern Ireland may be facing a substantial drop in income and even eviction.