Social Security Agency
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The Social Security Agency is a government agency in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. It is a department within the Department for Social Development
Department for Social Development
The Department for Social Development is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for Social Development.-Aim:...

 (DSD), dealing with social security
National Insurance
National Insurance in the United Kingdom was initially a contributory system of insurance against illness and unemployment, and later also provided retirement pensions and other benefits...

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Services

The SSA deal with the benefits given to people who may be unemployed
Unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefits are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people. Benefits may be based on a compulsory para-governmental insurance system...

, supporting children
Child benefit
Child benefit is a social security payment disbursed to the parents or guardians of children. Child benefit is means-tested in some countries.-Australia:...

 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
Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)
The Parliament Buildings, known as Stormont because of its location in the Stormont area of Belfast is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Northern Ireland Executive...

. Their service extends to all of Northern Ireland, but also to 3 districts within London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 through back-office services on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...

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