THE SDLP’s Sinéad McLaughlin has called for a £40m Department for the Economy (DfE) underspend to go to a cost…
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Executive Office Committee backs SDLP cost of living taskforce call
THE Assembly’s Execuitve Office Committee has backed a call from the SDLP for the Joint First Ministers to establish a…
SDLP calls for Cost of Living Taskforce
THE SDLP’s Sinead McLaughlin has called on the First Ministers to urgently convene a new taskforce to coordinate an Executive-wide…
Ferguson: Electricity price hikes another blow to families
SINN Féin’s Ciara Ferguson has said news that Budget Energey is to increase its prices by 29 per cent and…
Harkin: Failure to restore Universal Credit £20 uplift ‘shameful’
PEOPLE Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin has branded the decision not to restore the £20 Universal Credit uplift as “shameful”.…
Eastwood: Tory budget ignores cost of living crisis
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has said the latest Tory budget has ignored the cost of living crisis engulfing the North…
Durkan: Much more needed over childcare costs provision
SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has welcomed the introduction of upfront childcare costs for Universal Credit claimants and…
Ferguson welcomes £3m boost for local communities
SINN Féin’s Ciara Ferguson has welcomed news that an extra £3 million will be made available to support local communities…
‘First Minister’s words provide little comfort to UC claimants’
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has said promises to petition the British Government to reverse the £20 cut to…
Ferguson: Continuing energy price hikes hugely concerning
SINN Féin’s Ciara Ferguson has expressed concern at continuing energy price increases as we move into the winter. Said the…