People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin has urged people to apply for Pension Credit Before December 21st Deadline to qualify…
Winter Fuel Payment
Freeze the Cuts: £100 doesn’t get you much these days
Freeze the Cuts campaign spokesperson Ellen Moore has said the £100 on offer from Minister Gordon Lyons to pensioners won’t…
Durkan seeks urgent clarity on £17 million for winter fuel support
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has tabled a priority Assembly Question to the Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons seeking urgent…
Durkan criticises Executive attempt to dodge responsibility on winter fuel payments
SDLP Opposition MLA Mark H Durkan has condemned the Executive’s decision to limit fuel support for pensioner households. Mr Durkan…
‘U-turn needed on winter fuel payments to prevent pensioners going cold this winter’
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed serious concerns about the decision to restrict the winter fuel payment for pensioners…
Eastwood: PM should stop toying with families over energy payment
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must stop toying with families in the North over energy…
Durkan: Pensioners need urgent help ahead of winter
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has written to the Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey urging her to develop an emergency…
‘Shameful failure to support older people through costs crisis’
THE SDLP’s Mark H Durkan has called for tailored support to assist pensioners navigate the cost of living emergency as…
Durkan: Minister Hargey must increase Winter Fuel Payment
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has criticised the failure by successive Communities Ministers to reviews the rate of…
‘People need assurances over heating homes this winter’
SDLP social justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has called for assurances from the Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey that the Winter…