Around 15m is being spent on the service, to be known as Abhaile the Irish for home. It offers financial and legal advice and will be free for those who are eligible.
To qualify for the scheme, the mortgage holder must be in arrears and insolvent.
People can apply for the scheme through the Money Advice and Budgeting Service or through a personal insolvency practitioner (PIP).
Eligible clients are given vouchers to pay for expert advice from financial and legal advisers to help them sort out their debt issues.
They can get assistance in court, have access to solicitors, and get help obtaining legal aid.
They can also get financial advice from a dedicated mortgage arrears adviser, a personal insolvency practitioner (PIP), or an …
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