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Derry building named one of North's 'most inspirational'

A Derry building has been named one of the North's 'most inspirational' projects. The Chroi Community Benefit Hub on Trench Road in the Waterside area of the city has been revealed as one of the most impressive recent building projects in the RICS ...

23 May 2022 at 14:36

Local News

County Derry football club worth millions to local community

A County Derry football club provides almost £4 million worth of benefits to its local community, UEFA analysis has revealed. Draperstown Celtic FC recently took part in the UEFA GROW programme, a cost-benefit analysis which calculates a club's ...

02 Feb 2022 at 15:01

Local News

Derry MLA welcomes new domestic abuse scheme ‘Ask for ANI’

SDLP Justice Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has welcomed the announcement of a new domestic abuse scheme that will be piloted in Jobs and Benefits offices. The ‘Ask for ANI’ codeword scheme will enable those who need to access help with ...

20 Feb 2023 at 19:38

Northern Ireland

One in 10 Northern Ireland children in homes affected by two-child benefit limit

One in 10 children in Northern Ireland lives in a household affected by a policy slammed as “unjust” which limits benefit entitlement for those who have more than two children. The policy, introduced in 2017, affects families entitled ...

05 Dec 2023 at 00:01

11% of children in Foyle live in households impacted by two-child benefit limit

Local News

One in 10 Northern Ireland children in homes affected by two-child benefit limit

05 Dec 2023 at 10:58

National News

Number of Ukrainians in State accommodation down by 175 per week, Taoiseach says

There is a net reduction of approximately 175 Ukrainians living in State-provided accommodation every week, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union triggered a temporary ...

18 Apr 2024 at 07:18

Northern Ireland

Stormont parties urged to back Opposition motion to stop two-child benefit limit

Northern Ireland’s administration is to be urged to remove the two-child limit for benefits payments as a key move to tackle childhood poverty. Some one in five children in the region are living in relative poverty, an ...

15 Apr 2024 at 16:57

Northern Ireland

Next phase of universal credit implementation starts

The next phase of universal credit implementation is to start this week. This phase will impact those who receive tax credits along with housing benefit. It will be followed over the coming months by moves for those ...

13 May 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Cost of living payments to be paid to those 'in greatest need' in coming weeks

Direct cost-of-living payments of up to £650 will be made to those in greatest need over the coming weeks, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has confirmed today. The payments will be made to those on ...

15 Jun 2022 at 14:15

National News

Heart study finds how many steps you need to lengthen your life - it's less than you think!

Increasing your step count can decrease your mortality risk, although the minimum level required for benefits is much less than the much touted 10,000 steps, a new report outlines. The study, ...

09 Aug 2023 at 15:25

National News

Double child benefit payment and energy credit on the way

A double child benefit payment of €280 is being paid to families from Tuesday of this week, as part of a series of measures to assist households with the cost of living crisis. They payment ...

01 Nov 2022 at 11:38

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s First Minister expresses concern over benefits shake-up

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has expressed concern over benefit reforms described as the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation. Measures proposed by the Government ...

18 Mar 2025 at 15:45

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