All posts tagged "Northern Ireland"
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2 years ago
‘Insulting’ £100 electricity payment for oil heating customers will leave thousands ‘in the cold this winter’
A £100 electricity credit payment for Northern Ireland households which rely on oil heating has been branded “derisory”. Approximately two thirds...
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2 years ago
GP practices, dentists and pharmacy closures: Department details Bank Holiday plans
The Department of Health has given an update on what will and will not operate on Monday, which has been declared...
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3 years ago
School uniform grant to increase by 20% for low income families across NI
The school uniform grant will be increased by 20% to help support low income families, Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced...
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3 years ago
£650 cost of living payments for ‘those in greatest need’ to be made within weeks
Direct cost-of-living payments of up to £650 will be made to those in greatest need over the coming weeks, Communities Minister...
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3 years ago
Northern Ireland Executive scraps Covid ‘work from home’ guidance
The working from home guidance which was put in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been updated. The decision...
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3 years ago
Families to receive school holiday food grant this summer
Families of children entitled to a free school meal will receive a school holiday food grant this summer, Education Minister Michelle...
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3 years ago
Bus strike called off after Translink drivers secure ‘well-deserved pay increase’
The planned bus strike by Unite and GMB driver trade unions working for Translink has been called off. The industrial action...
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3 years ago
Finance Minister hails costs of living help and pledges work to deliver despite no Executive
Finance Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed the cost of living interventions from the Chancellor and said he is committed to working...
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3 years ago
Chancellor’s £15.3bn package to help all UK families deal with cost of living crisis
Chancellor Riski Sunak has said that Northern Ireland will benefit from “equivalent support” after announcing billions of pounds to help families...
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3 years ago
‘No work no pay’: Party insists NI’s 90 MLAs should refuse salary until Executive formed
As the dust settles on last week’s elections, Northern Ireland’s 90 newly or re-elected MLAs have been written to with a...
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3 years ago
Delight as new Child Funeral Fund for Northern Ireland confirmed on Mother’s Day
A former Lord Mayor who suffered the devastating loss of her son has welcomed confirmation that a Child Funeral Fund is...
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3 years ago
New fund to pay eligible jobseekers up to £1,500 a year for broadband to help find work
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced the provision of free broadband for those “facing digital exclusion as a barrier to work”....
