Social Security Agency (Northern Ireland)
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{{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 The Social Security Agency is a government agency in Northern Ireland. It is a department within the
Department for Communities The Department for Communities (DfC, Irish: ''An Roinn Pobal'', Ulster Scots: ''Depairtment fur Commonities'') is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility f ...
(DfC), dealing with social security.


Services

The SSA deal with the benefits given to people who may be unemployed, supporting children under 16, unemployed with medical conditions etc. Their main goals are to: * Assess and pay social security benefits accurately and securely * Give advice and information about these benefits * Handle reviews and appeals * Prevent and detect benefit fraud, prosecute offenders and recover any benefit which has been paid incorrectly * Recover benefit which has been paid in compensation cases * Assess people’s financial circumstances if they are applying for legal aid


Location

The SSA's headquarters are located on the Stormont estate, close to Parliament Buildings. Their service extends to all of Northern Ireland, but also to 3 districts within London through back-office services on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


See also

* List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland


External links


SSA HomepageDepartment for Social Development
Northern Ireland Executive Social security in the United Kingdom