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SDLP criticises Sinn Fein and DUP for ‘paltry’ Opposition Day debate turnout

Sinn Fein and the DUP have been accused of showing a lack of respect on the issue of child poverty after the SDLP criticised their turnout at an Assembly Opposition Day debate on the issue. SDLP MLAs made the claims as they tabled a motion calling ...

16 Apr 2024 at 14:44

Derry News

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 ...

31 Mar 2022 at 13:42

Northern Ireland

Geldof calls for new solutions to global food crisis at Belfast summit

Bob Geldof has said the “fight for food is the fight for life” at a global summit in Belfast. Geldof also said sustainability in a finite world is a “myth” and called for new solutions to the global food crisis. The singer and songwriter ...

03 Oct 2023 at 16:59

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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 ...

17 Oct 2022 at 13:45

Local News

Rise in Derry poverty should "embarrass" Executive parties, says Cllr Harkin

People Before Profit councillor, Shaun Harkin, says the Executive parties should be “embarrassed” over the rise of poverty in Derry. A motion put forward by Cllr Harkin on poverty was passed in June by Derry City & Strabane District ...

09 Nov 2021 at 15:18

Northern Ireland

Campaigners ‘gravely concerned’ about Northern Ireland child poverty

More than one in five children in Northern Ireland is experiencing poverty, according to a report by Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty Coalition. The statistics were calculated based on the number of children who ...

05 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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Funding initiative to aid Derry schools through difficult times ahead

Poverty in our society is often hidden behind closed doors. However today, with the continued rise in the cost of essentials like food and fuel, it is much more visible as many families struggle to heat their homes and feed ...

18 Jan 2023 at 09:05

Derry News

Predicted extreme poverty rise "alarming beyond description" says Derry Councillor

A report that projects a rise of 67 per cent in extreme poverty in the North has been described as “alarming beyond description” by a Derry Councillor. People Before Profit's Shaun Harkin said the predictions made in a ...

11 Feb 2022 at 10:52

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Derry's democratic deficit

The lifting of covid access restrictions has exposed what campaign group, Derry Action Against Fuel Poverty, described as a “democratic deficit” at the heart of local and regional government. The campaign group’s ...

15 Dec 2022 at 13:32

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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 ...

19 Jan 2023 at 14:49

Northern Ireland

One in five children living in poverty, report claims

About one in five children in Northern Ireland are living in relative poverty before housing costs, a new Audit Office report has found. Comptroller and Auditor General Dorinnia Carville also said there ...

12 Mar 2024 at 00:01

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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 ...

29 Nov 2022 at 22:46

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