Hackney Advice Forum Meeting - Tuesday 11th October 2022 at 11am-12.30pm

The Hackney Advice Forum aims to help independent advice agencies in the borough improve the quality, level and co-ordination of their services. The forum provides a network and mechanism for advice agencies and those involved in advice work, to share and learn and develop effective ways of working together; helping the sector to obtain the resources it needs (money, training, information, etc.) to get the best possible outcomes for users and communities; and providing a voice for the independent advice sector locally.

Agenda- 11 10 2022

1. Welcomes and Introductions 
 
2. Minutes of last meeting 
 
3. Co-Chair for Hackney Advice Forum 

We are recruiting for co-chair to join Umme Begum to chair our Hackney Advice Forum meeting. If you are interested, please do let me know.
 
4. DWP Local & National Updates- Umme Begum, Partnership Manager- City of London, Hackney and Tower Hamlets: 
 
- Cost of living crisis and supportive measures from DWP (and support from other government departments/local authorities) 
- Way into work update 
- 50+ workers focus 
- Moving Customers from legacy benefits to Universal Credit 
- The change in Administrative Earnings Threshold, what this is and how it affects Customers 
 
5. Pre Settle-Status and Pension Credit Session will be held December meeting  
 
6. Proposed workshop for Hackney advice providers- Lindsey Poole, Director of the Advice Services Alliance and member of University Bangor research team 
 
7. Update from group present 
 
8. Topic of next meeting  
 
9. Feedback on Hackney Advice Forum Meeting 
 
10. Date and format of next meeting (Dec 2022) 
 
11. Any Other Business 

Please note this meeting will be held hybrid setting. You are welcome to attend in person or join via online link. 

Please call or text Shamima on 073 9896 9023 if you have any questions. 

Meeting format

Address:

Job Centre Plus  
271 Mare St 
London E8 1EE 
 
To join online: 
 
Join on your computer or mobile app 
Click here to join the meeting 
Meeting ID: 372 058 457 987 
Passcode: PJ3YN6