Barr Benefit Advisory Services

21/11/2025

Portadown Wellness Centre are offering free counselling sessions that can last up to 20 sessions. The criteria is that you must be in receipt of a means tested benefit such Universal Credit, housing benefit or pension credit. If you are working but on a very low income you may still qualify. These sessions take place in person in Portadown. If you want any further details send me a message and I’ll do my best to answer your queries. This is such a fantastic opportunity as most free counselling sessions only last 6-8 weeks. Feel free to share this post. It’s open to anyone within the ABC council area.

23/09/2025

Benefits advice session - tonight

01/07/2025

Some good news
120+ backbench MPs stood against the proposed change which would have seen existing PIP claimants lose their award at renewal if they failed to score 4 points in at least one descriptor. The government has backed down on this and announced that current claimants will now be exempt from the personal independence payment (PIP) four-point rule. This will no doubt come as a massive relief to so many people but it has now resulted in a 2 tier system as any new pip applicants will have to satisfy the 4 point rule when these changes come into effect at some point in 2026. The situation is fluid however and this too could change.

21/04/2025

New arrangements.

24/03/2025

Welfare Reform Bill

28/02/2025

https://www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-scott-1
My amazing son in law - Andrew Scot is doing this hike. As many of you know I had my own battle with cancer in the past so this is a cause close to my heart. I’d really appreciate any donation you make however small. Macmillian do such fantastic work helping people with a cancer diagnosis.

Help Andrew Scott raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support

25/02/2025

Power of Attorney

23/12/2024

New beginnings.