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Firmus gas bill rise "a despicable and callous act"

Derry Against Fuel Poverty have slammed Firmus Energy's latest gas bill rise as a “despicable and callous act” and accused the firm of bleeding the people of the city dry. Firmus today announced that from May 3, gas bills in their Ten Towns Network ...

31 Mar 2022 at 13:42

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Call for moratorium on evictions and rent freezes

An online petition has been launched calling for a moratorium on evictions and rent freezes across the rental sector. Speaking to Derry News, Sinead Quinn, spokesperson for the local protest group Derry Against Fuel Poverty, said the petition ...

17 Oct 2022 at 13:45

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Problems with £600 vouchers

It has emerged that customers are facing problems with the Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment NI vouchers issued to Power NI customers. In response to issues with the Power NI issued vouchers, Derry Against Fuel Poverty ...

19 Jan 2023 at 14:49

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Gas customers ineligible for Emergency Fuel Support

Pressure group, Derry Against Fuel Poverty has described news, gas customers will not benefit from heat support via the Derry City and Strabane District Council's Emergency Fuel Support Programme as "devastating". Spokesperson Sinead Quinn ...

29 Nov 2022 at 22:46

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Derry Against Fuel Poverty to march through Derry against rising energy costs

Derry Against Fuel Poverty, a grassroots anti-poverty campaign set up in January 2022 to mobilise working class people in the face of ever rising household bills, has organised a march for Saturday October 1 in the city. The group have ...

24 Aug 2022 at 19:00

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'Confusion' surrounding £600 Energy Support Scheme

Derry Against Fuel Poverty spokesperson Sinead Quinn has commented on the "confusion" surrounding the rollout of the £600 Energy Support Scheme. Ms Quinn said that people had been waiting "patiently" for all household government ...

05 Jan 2023 at 19:17

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Rally calls for sick pay for postal workers

The community organisation, Derry Against Fuel Poverty, has responded to the fact that local Royal Mail postal workers have been refused sick pay for sick leave prior to Christmas. Spokesperson Sinead Quinn said Christmas may ...

29 Dec 2022 at 17:30

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Council Heating Payment Fund site collapses

It has been reported that the Derry City and Strabane District Council website, which was taking applications for the Heating Payment Fund (Hardship Fund), has crashed. In a social media post, the campaign group, Derry ...

06 Dec 2022 at 11:16

Derry News

Protest to take place against massive fuel bill increases

Derry Against Fuel Poverty have urged people to make their voices heard to their new MLAs this weekend. The group will be holding it's fourth cost of living crisis rally in the city on Saturday, by which time, the ...

04 May 2022 at 11:09

Derry News

Derry fuel protestors make their stand against Firmus gas bill hikes

Protestors from Derry have staged a demonstration outside the Firmus Gas HQ in Antrim following this week's latest gas bill hike. Firmus, who supply gas to a number of households in the city, imposed their fourth ...

24 Feb 2022 at 18:22

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People 'terrified' of slipping on roads and pavements

The "lack of support" local communities have received during the ongoing freezing weather has drawn criticism from some quarters. Speaking to Derry Now, Sinead Quinn, spokesperson for the Derry Against Fuel ...

18 Dec 2022 at 10:15

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Tenants threatened by social housing providers

Social housing providers in the city are threatening tenants they will have to pay for any damage deemed to have been caused by their failure to heat their homes this winter. According to Sinead Quinn from ...

12 Dec 2022 at 14:05

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