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Cut to winter fuel allowance ‘totally unexpected’, MLAs told

A move to cut the winter fuel allowance for many pensioners was “totally unexpected”, a Stormont minister has said. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons told MLAs that Northern Ireland would follow Westminster’s lead because it could not afford to ...

10 Sept 2024 at 18:01

Northern Ireland

Cut to winter fuel allowance ‘totally unexpected’, MLAs told

10 Sept 2024 at 16:35

Local News

Move to end universal winter fuel payments for pensioners to be extended to NI

A move to end the winter fuel allowance for all pensioners is to be extended to Northern Ireland, Stormont’s Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed. Mr Lyons said he “strongly disagreed” with the move by the Labour Government but ...

30 Aug 2024 at 17:50

Northern Ireland

Move to end universal winter fuel payments for pensioners to be extended to NI

30 Aug 2024 at 17:23

Derry News

Derry Guildhall to host 'Reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment' rally

Derry’s Guildhall Square is to host a winter fuel repayment rally. The rally will begin at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, October 29. Following the rally, there will be a meeting with the Derry City and Strabane District Council to hear from ...

28 Oct 2024 at 13:00

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

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 ...

15 Nov 2024 at 18:00

Northern Ireland

All NI pensioner households hit by winter fuel support cut to get £100 – Lyons

All pensioner households in Northern Ireland affected by cuts to winter fuel support are to receive a one-off payment of £100. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the payment would be made before the end of March ...

19 Nov 2024 at 12:58

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 ...

02 Jan 2025 at 14:19

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

£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 ...

12 Mar 2025 at 15:51

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 ...

21 May 2025 at 19:09

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