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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

Local News

Emergency fuel payment scheme falls drastically short of helping Derry's families in need

Both People Before Profit and the SDLP have slammed the Emergency Fuel Payment scheme that starts tomorrow as drastically falling short of what is needed to help families in poverty. Cllr Shaun Harkin (PBP) and SDLP MLA for Foyle, Mark H ...

05 Jan 2022 at 18:20

Cold snap ‘could put elderly at risk of death’ as fuel payments cap criticised

Northern Ireland

Fresh ice warnings issued ahead of potential snow over the weekend

An imminent cold snap could put the elderly at risk of death, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned as a charity criticised the Government’s decision to limit winter fuel payments. The UKHSA has issued cold weather health ...

02 Jan 2025 at 14:19

Derry News

Demand of reversal of change to Winter Fuel Allowance as Trade Unions unite in this campaign

The Northern Ireland Committee (NIC) of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) voted unanimously for a unified campaign to lobby elected representatives both in Stormont and Westminster to lobby the Labour Government to “change ...

15 Nov 2024 at 18:00

Derry News

Derry and Strabane council support the reinstatement of winter fuel payment at special meeting

Derry City and Strabane District Council has voted unanimously calling for the reinstatement of the Winter Fuel Payment. At a special meeting of council on Tuesday, October 29, People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin ...

31 Oct 2024 at 13:00

Northern Ireland

£100 pensioner winter fuel payments to begin on March 21, says Lyons

A £100 fuel support payment for pensioner households in Northern Ireland will be paid out from March 21. The one-off payment was announced by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons for those who previously received the winter ...

12 Mar 2025 at 15:51

Northern Ireland

‘Workaround’ sought to ensure NI consumers will not miss out on £400 energy support

A “workaround” is being sought to ensure that people in Northern Ireland do not miss out on a £400 payment in the autumn to help with energy costs because there is no functioning government, a Stormont minister has said....

09 Aug 2022 at 16:46

Local News

Winter fuel payments tied to council tax bands ‘not possible’, says minister

Winter fuel payments based on council tax banding “would not be possible”, the pensions minister has warned, as she revealed the Government has not set a target for pension credit uptake. Responding to a written ...

13 Sept 2024 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

Stormont Communities Minister calls for full restoration of winter fuel payment

Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister has called for the full reinstatement of the winter fuel payment. Gordon Lyons was speaking after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer signalled that “as the economy improves” ...

21 May 2025 at 19:09

Local News

Foyle MLA Durkan: Unfit for purpose application process for Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme is stripping people of their dignity

SDLP Communities Spokesperson and Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, has called for an urgent intervention from Sinn Féin Minister Deirdre Hargey to get a grip on the inherent flaws within the £2 million Emergency Fuel ...

10 Jan 2022 at 17:38

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