Hackney Advice Forum Meeting - Wednesday 15th December 2021 at 10am-11.30am

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- 15 12 2021

Chair: Jakir Hussain- DWP 

1. Welcomes and introductions 

2. Minutes of last meeting

- Afghan Refugees 

3. Updates from Hackney and Hoxton Job Centre Plus- Jakir Hussain, Partnership Manager, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and City of London: 

- Covid-19 Service Delivery Update 
- Current Economic growth opportunities 
- Trust and Protect - agreed to revisit the discussion on this 
- Escalation Process update 
- Other local updates 

4.Disability Employment Advisor (DEA)- Ademola Adediran: 

- Current Service Delivery 
- Challenges 
- Opportunities for partnership 

5. Update from group 

6. Topic of next meeting: 

- DWP Local updates - standing item on agenda 
- Pension Credit- agree in the meeting whether this should be covered in a session or in one of the future HAF Meeting 

7. Date of next meeting - Feb or March 2022 

8. Any Other Business 

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