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O’Toole: Further electricity price rises will push more families into poverty
SDLP South Belfast MLA Matthew O’Toole says further electricity price rises announced by Power NI will push more families into poverty, affecting over 461,000 households. He calls on the DUP to end its refusal to enter the Executive and nominate a Speaker and Deputy First Minister.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: PowerNI 27.5% electricity price increase announcement Original release: O’Toole: Further electricity price rises will push more families into poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to extend free school meal payments- Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says the DUP boycott is blocking an extension of free school meal payments into school holidays for three years, and calls on the DUP to end its boycott and help form an Executive immediately.
Social security and welfare Education Issue: Summer school meal payments delayed by Stormont impasse Original release: Executive needed to extend free school meal payments- Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Children cannot become collateral damage of DUP strategy
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan accuses the DUP of putting children at risk of hunger by collapsing Stormont, after the Department of Education confirmed funding for the free school meal payment scheme over summer is not yet allocated. He urges parents to contact DUP MLAs.
Social security and welfare Education Issue: Summer school meal payments delayed by Stormont impasse Original release: McCrossan: Children cannot become collateral damage of DUP strategy (opens in a new tab)