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Information on benefits and financial support, Universal Credit, taxes, money abroad, managing money and debt

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Health and wellbeing

Advice on health conditions, a symptom search, healthy living, health services, having a baby, mental health and protecting the vulnerable

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Crime, justice and the law

Information on legal aid, criminal record checks, going to court, crime prevention and what to do if you're a victim or witness of crime

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Family, home and community

Family history, parenting and childcare, noise nuisance, leisure and recreation, animal welfare and pets, get online, safety in your home

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Pensions and retirement planning

Information and guidance about planning for retirement including forecasting your pension, how much income you will have and when to retire

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Property and housing

Information on buying, selling and renting property, paying rates, tenants' rights, housing and planning

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Government, citizens and rights

Information on government, living in Northern Ireland, births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships and consumer issues

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Travel, transport and roads

Public transport, air travel, parking, bus lanes and how to report problems with a road or street

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People with disabilities

Information for people with disabilities on topics including employment, financial support, accessibility and rights

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Education

Information on schools, further and higher education, advice and support with subject and career choices and financial support available

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Environment and the outdoors

Energy efficiency, waste and recycling, environmental quality in your area, outdoor recreation, greener homes and gardens

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Flooding information

How to protect your home against flooding and what to do if a flood happens.

Jobs and skills

Information and advice on finding a job, getting careers advice, financial support and other options.

 

Advice on leaving the EU

Advice on leaving the EU

The transition period after Brexit finished on 31 December 2020. Find out what this means for you.

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Comments or queries about angling can be emailed to anglingcorrespondence@daera-ni.gov.uk 

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If you have a comment or query about benefits, you will need to contact the government department or agency which handles that benefit.  Contacts for common benefits are listed below.

Carer's Allowance

Call 0800 587 0912
Email dcs.incomingpostteamdhc2@nissa.gsi.gov.uk

Discretionary support / Short-term benefit advance

Call 0800 587 2750 
Email customerservice.unit@communities-ni.gov.uk

Disability Living Allowance

Call 0800 587 0912 
Email dcs.incomingpostteamdhc2@nissa.gsi.gov.uk

Employment and Support Allowance

Call 0800 587 1377

Jobseeker’s Allowance

Contact your local Jobs & Benefits office

Personal Independence Payment

Call 0800 587 0932

If your query is about another benefit, select ‘Other’ from the drop-down menu above.

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Comments or queries about the Blue Badge scheme can be emailed to bluebadges@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk or you can also call 0300 200 7818.

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For queries or advice about careers, contact the Careers Service.

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For queries or advice about Child Maintenance, contact the Child Maintenance Service.

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For queries or advice about claiming compensation due to a road problem, contact DFI Roads claim unit.

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For queries or advice about criminal record checks, email ani@accessni.gov.uk

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Application and payment queries can be emailed to ema_ni@slc.co.uk

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For queries or advice about employment rights, contact the Labour Relations Agency.

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For queries or advice about birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates and research, contact the General Register Office Northern Ireland (GRONI) by email gro_nisra@finance-ni.gov.uk

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For queries or advice about passports, contact HM Passport Office.

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For queries or advice about Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs), including parking tickets and bus lane PCNs, email dcu@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

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For queries or advice about pensions, contact the Northern Ireland Pension Centre.

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If you wish to report a problem with a road or street you can do so online in this section.

If you wish to check on a problem or fault you have already reported, contact DfI Roads.

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For queries or advice about historical, social or cultural records relating to Northern Ireland, use the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) enquiry service.

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For queries or advice about rates, email:
rating@lpsni.gov.uk

For queries or advice about property valuation, email:
valuation@lpsni.gov.uk

For queries or advice about land registry, email:
CustomerInformation.LandRegistration@finance-ni.gov.uk

For mapping queries, email:
Mapping.Helpdesk@finance-ni.gov.uk

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If you can’t find the information you’re looking for in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) section, then for queries about:

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For queries or advice about  60+ and Senior Citizen SmartPasses (which can be used to get concessionary travel on public transport), contact Smartpass - Translink.