New contract for advice group

The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Councillor Brenda Chivers pictured with representatives from the Causeway Advice Consortium which includes Citizens Advice Causeway, Limavady Community Development Initiative and Glenshane Community Development Group, who have successfully secured a new three-year contract to provide advice services to local residents across the Causeway Coast and Glens area. Also included in the photograph are representatives from Department for Communities and Council.

Led by Citizens Advice Causeway and in partnership with Limavady Community Development Initiative, the consortium operates a free service to the public offering impartial and confidential advice on issues such as debt, employment, consumer issues, tax and housing.

Citizens Advice Causeway is based in Coleraine at the CRUN Building on Brook Street while outreach services are also provided in Ballymoney, Ballycastle, Bushmills and Cushendall.

Advice can be offered over the telephone by ringing 028 7034 4817. Aappointments can be made online at www.citizensadvice.org.uk/nireland and home visits are also available (dependent upon client circumstances).

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Cllr Brenda Chivers, said: “People can find themselves facing all sorts of problems and to know that there is free and confidential help out there is of much reassurance. We know that issues surrounding welfare benefits are of particular concern at present.

“The staff and volunteers in the advice organisations provide an invaluable service and I would urge local residents to lift the phone or call into their local advice centre.”