Food bank usage spikes 30% in Universal Credit communities

Posted on 07/11/2017
by Cllr Paul McCusker

Research from The Trussell Trust published today reveals that food bank use has spiked by 30% over the last year in communities which have endured the rollout of Universal Credit. The charity also found that foodbank use across its Northern Ireland network increased by 8% in non-Universal Credit communities over the last year.

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Police should abide by High court ruling

Posted on 07/11/2017
by Dolores Kelly MLA

SDLP Upper Bann MLA Dolores Kelly and Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty have said that the PSNI should not engage in further attempts to frustrate the families of Glenanne Gang victims by appealing High Court judgments which compel them to complete investigations.

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Durkan: Failure to implement suicide prevention strategy is damning

Posted on 07/11/2017
by Mark H Durkan MLA

SDLP Health Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has said that the failure to agree and implement a new suicide prevention strategy for Northern Ireland is a damning indictment of politics. Mr Durkan was speaking after NISRA statistics revealed that 297 people were recorded as having died by suicide in 2016 and 164 were recorded as having died by suicide in the first six months of 2017.

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Devlin: Council calls for pause in Universal Credit rollout

Posted on 07/11/2017
by Cllr Laura Devlin

SDLP Councillor Laura Devlin has welcomed a decision from Newry, Mourne and Down council to call for a pause in the rollout of Universal Credit. The call comes following an SDLP motion to the council.

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Dobbins presses council on Culmore bus shelters

Posted on 07/11/2017
by Cllr Angela Dobbins

SDLP Derry Councillor Angela Dobbins is to press the council on the provision of bus shelters in the Culmore area of the city. Cllr Dobbins has been lobbying for provision for a number of years.

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Food bank usage spikes 30% in Universal Credit communities

Police should abide by High court ruling

Durkan: Failure to implement suicide prevention strategy is damning

Devlin: Council calls for pause in Universal Credit rollout

Dobbins presses council on Culmore bus shelters

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