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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed that his department’s Integrated Advice Partnership Fund will be extended into 2026/27 following a successful interim review of initiatives delivered across all 11 council areas.
The Fund, first launched by the Minister in November 2024, provided £1.7million to councils to commission locally designed, collaborative initiatives aimed at increasing access to regulated debt advice and strengthening referral pathways into the NI Debt Advice Service.
Speaking about the decision to extend the programme, Minister Lyons said:
“When I launched the…