SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has raised concerns the knock-on effect the removal of the Universal Credit uplift will have…
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Tierney calls on council to support Universal Credit claimants
SDLP councillor Brian Tierney has called on Derry and Strabane councillors to show their support for Universal Credit claimants. The…
Eastwood: It’s time to cancel £20 Universal Credit cut
AHEAD of the reading of the Social Security Bill in the House of Commons today, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has…
Eastwood: Government must fast track Stormont sustainability legislation
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give a commitment that legislation to secure…
‘Minister must find funding to retain £20 UC uplift’
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has called on Sinn Féin Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to find funding to…
108,000 people across Derry council area living in poverty
ALMOST 110,000 people in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are living in poverty, according to a report…
McLaughlin: Gas price increase latest blow to consumers
THE SDLP’s Economy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has said an increase in gas prices is the latest blow to consumers in…
Durkan calls out Sinn Féin’s state pension age hypocrisy
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has written to Sinn Féin Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey, asking her to outline…
‘Universal Credit uplift removal cruel attack on struggling families’
THE SDLP’s social justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has called on the UK government to retain the £20 Universal Credit…
Eastwood: Foodbank figures show that UC is failing people
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood says shocking foodbank figures show that Universal credit he is failing people Reacting to Foyle Foodbank’s…