Advice Space

Advice Space

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Justice & Legal aidEmployment & SkillsPoverty & Hunger
CharityFounded 1964Regional reach
Profile last updated: June 28, 2026

About

Founded in 1964, Advice Space is a charity based in Belfast, United Kingdom working on justice & legal aid, employment & skills, poverty & hunger.

Advice Space is a Belfast-based charity providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on benefits, employment, debt, housing and other issues to people across Belfast and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1964 as Citizens Advice Belfast and adopted the Advice Space name in 2018. Its advisers help clients understand their rights, complete benefit forms, challenge decisions and access tribunal support, and it also campaigns to improve policies that affect people's lives. Services are delivered from offices across the city and rely on volunteers, who are trained as advisers, along with grants from statutory and charitable bodies. The organisation is governed by a Trustee Board.

Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Founded

1964

Organisation type

Charity

Focus areas

advicebenefitsemployment advicedebt advicevolunteeringBelfast

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Justice & Legal aidEmployment & SkillsPoverty & Hunger

Works for

People in povertyUnemployed peoplePeople with disabilitiesCarers

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningVolunteer programmes

Programmes

COVID-19 Macmillan Cancer Benefits Service

Health

Benefits advice service delivered with Macmillan Cancer Support for people affected by cancer.

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingGrantsIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnershipFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Advice NI, Macmillan Cancer Support, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Pension Wise, Chest Heart and Stroke, Cystic Fibrosis, Positive Life, Cedar, Belfast City Council, Department for Communities

People

Management & team (1)

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