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Join the Money Guiders NI Network for an information session with Co-Ownership around household support for your service users.

Join the Money Guiders NI Network for an information session with Co-Ownership - focusing on housing support for over 55's in NI.

About this event

Co-ownership is a popular solution for many in Northern Ireland wishing to get on the property ladder but don’t have the capital required for a deposit. They can offer support if you have had affordability, employment, or debt issues. Since Co-Ownership was founded in 1978, they have helped over 30,000 people buy their first home, and they currently have over 10,000 Co-Owners. In this session we will cover the options that are provided by Co-Ownership to support your service users in understanding their personal circumstances regarding home ownership.

Co-Own for Over 55s’: Many people in later life find themselves living in a home that has become unsuitable due to a change in circumstances such as their family life, location, health or other issues. The trouble is that often their current house may not have the monetary value (equity) they need to buy their new home and getting a mortgage to cover the difference isn’t an option

Who is leading the session?

Lucinda Millar

Learning Outcomes

Attendees will gain insight into how they where they can signpost or refer customers to appropriate sources of information on renting, home ownership and housing advice.

Who should attend?

All money guidance practitioners who are supporting service users with difficult conversations and anyone offering guidance to improve the financial wellbeing. It is for practitioners who are dealing with, or might come into contact with, members of the public who may need support with housing options needs.

Links to the Money Guidance Competency Framework

This event is designed to help you improve your money guidance practice, developing skills, confidence and knowledge around a specific money related area. Everything that the Money Guiders programme offers centres around the Money Guidance Competency Framework - it's there to help you better understand the full breadth and depth of money related issues that fall outside of the regulated financial advice service sector - the things you talk to your customers about.

Technical Domain 10: Households Teir 1 and Teir 2 - 10.1.8 Signpost or refer customers to appropriate sources of information on renting, home ownership and housing

10.2.6 Understanding of the procedures used by main lenders

Technical Domain 5: Budgeting Awareness of ways of increasing income (e.g. checking customers are receiving all the benefits to which they are entitled, selling unwanted goods etc.)

Technical Domain 12: Planning for later in life 12.1.7 Signpost or refer customers to appropriate sources of information and support

Accessibility

If you have accessibility requirements, please inform us when you register by emailing moneyguidersni@reed.com and we will do our best to meet them. Participants should always remember to keep their own client and customer details confidential and not disclose personal information about them.

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The Money Guiders Programme

Money Guiders is a programme run by The Money Pensions Service MaPS, which seeks to help money guidance practitioners improve their knowledge, skills and confidence. Everything that the Money Guiders programme offers centres around the Money Guidance Competency Framework - it's there to help you better understand the full breadth and depth of money related issues that fall outside of the regulated financial advice service sector - the things you talk to your customers about.