SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has urged Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey, to rethink her plan to extend Capita’s…
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey
Durkan: Covid heating late payment date ‘unbelievable’
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has urged Minister Hargey to pay the COVID-19 heating payment urgently, saying the…
Durkan: Don’t renew Capita PIP assessment contract
SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has urged the Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey not to renew her Department’s contract…
Durkan: Vulnerable people can’t choose health or livelihood
SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has called on the Executive to ensure that Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CED)…
Additional recovery grants available for Derry and Strabane
LOCAL retail, hospitality and cultural businesses who haven’t yet availed of Business Recovery and Revitalisation grants can now apply for…
SINN Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has encouraged charities under financial pressure as a result of Coronavirus to apply to the…
COVID-19: Derry and Strabane council to get share of £20.3m in emergency funding
COUNCILS in the North of Ireland are to get emergency COVID-19 funding of £20.3m from the Stormont Executive. Last week,…
Freephone helpline for vulnerable groups welcomed – Mullan
SINN Féin’s Karen Mullan has welcomed the news that the Department for Communities has been working with AdviceNI and other…
Mullan welcomes £1.82 million for the Independent Advice Sector
SINN Féin Foyle MLA Karen Mullan has welcomed the news that the Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that she…
Durkan reiterates call for Universal Credit to be scrapped
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has responded to the report from Advice NI, highlighting serious systemic failures affecting…