Gordon Lyons vows to be the first minister to deliver an anti-poverty strategy for NI
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has vowed to be the first minister to deliver an anti-poverty strategy for Northern Ireland ...
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Northern Ireland free school meals reform needed as many children in poverty not eligible
The most recent government poverty statistics show that one in four children (25%) are currently living in poverty, meaning ...
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Northern Ireland's lowest earning households have just £52 per week after bills
The lowest earning households in Northern Ireland have just £52 left each week after bills, it has been revealed. The ...
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Northern Ireland Government Taken to Court Over Anti-Poverty Strategy Delay
Northern Ireland Government Taken to Court Over Anti-Poverty Strategy Delay By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) - A human rights organisation is taking legal action against Northern Ireland's ...
Campaign group calls on Executive to produce strategy to combat poverty
A new campaign group is calling for the Executive to produce a strategy to combat poverty and protect human rights in. | UTV News ...
Map lays bare UK’s poverty crisis with HALF of kids living below breadline in hardest-hit areas – where does YOURS rank?
A MAP has laid bare the UK’s poverty crisis with half of kids living below the breadline in the hardest-hit areas. The findings, compiled by the Sun based on data released by the Joseph ...
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Judgment reserved in anti-poverty strategy challenge
Judgment has been reserved in a legal challenge brought against Stormont for "failing to adopt" an anti-poverty strategy for ...
‘Energy plans will force NI people into fuel poverty,’ says DUP MP
Sammy Wilson has warned Stormont ministers that Government policy to replace the use of fossil fuels with renewably-sourced ...
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Northern Ireland government taken to court over anti-poverty strategy delay
According to government data published last year, 19% of Northern Ireland's population live in relative poverty, albeit still below the 21% United Kingdom average. But separate research has shown ...