SDLP Housing Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has called for increased housing costs for Universal Credit claimants currently in the…
UNIVERSAL CREDIT
Durkan calls for tailored scheme for older jobseekers
SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has called on the Minister for Communities and the Minister for the…
Budget 2021: UC and furlough scheme extended
BRITISH Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended Universal Credit and the furlough scheme for a further six months. That means the…
Durkan: £20 Universal Credit uplift must be extended
SDLP Social Justice spokesperson Mark H Durkan has called for the £20 uplift to Universal Credit to be extended to…
Eastwood: Budget must keep £20 Universal Credit uplift
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has called on the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to permanently increase the coronavirus…
North to get further £300m to tackle pandemic
THE North of Ireland is to get a further £300 million from the British government to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic.…
Durkan: Ministers sit idly while UC claims soar
SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has said that while the number of Universal Credit claims has more than doubled,…
Eastwood supports vote to retain Universal Credit uplift
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has voted to support a Westminster opposition motion which calls on the British Conservative government to…
Eastwood calls on British Prime Minister to protect workers and families
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has made an urgent plea to people, businesses and communities across the North to closely follow…
Durkan: Almost 4,000 families hit by cruel two-child tax credit rule
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has urged the Communities Minister to introduce mitigations to protect 3,900 families here…