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Allen thanks the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator for his work in securing delivery of £400 energy bills support for Northern Ireland households
East Belfast UUP MLA and Communities Spokesperson Andy Allen MBE thanks Utility Regulator John French for securing delivery of the £400 energy bills support to households. He calls for urgent further Westminster intervention, saying the scheme dates from May and that the £100 for oil-heated homes…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: £400 energy bills support scheme delivery in Northern Ireland Original release: Allen thanks the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator for his work in securing delivery of £400 energy bills support for Northern Ireland households (opens in a new tab)
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£600 energy payment confirmation relief to people struggling to pay bills – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says confirmation that the £600 energy payment will arrive from January as a single payment will ease pressure on households struggling with heating and power bills. She calls for urgent clarity on voucher arrangements for prepaid meter customers and blames DUP and…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: British Government confirmation of £600 energy payment timing from January Original release: £600 energy payment confirmation relief to people struggling to pay bills – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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£100 Home heating oil payment falls short of what’s needed – Allen
UUP Communities Spokesperson Andy Allen MLA says a one-off £100 UK Government payment for home heating oil users falls short of the support needed, and calls for medium to long-term solutions. He also urges a business energy support scheme for Northern Ireland matching the one announced for GB.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: £100 home heating oil payment announcement by British Government Original release: £100 Home heating oil payment falls short of what’s needed – Allen (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson welcomes Government energy support for NI
DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson welcomes a statement by the Business Secretary that Northern Ireland will receive the same energy supports as the rest of the UK, including a single £400 electricity payment. He accuses Sinn Fein's Finance Minister of inaction and says the DUP is still working on…
Economy and employment Issue: Business Secretary statement on Northern Ireland energy support Original release: Wilson welcomes Government energy support for NI (opens in a new tab)
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UK Government must act now to support households in Northern Ireland – Allen
UUP MLA Andy Allen calls for at least £200 of the £600 Westminster energy support to be released to Northern Ireland households before the end of December, after confusion over delivery timing. He has written to the Energy Minister, Prime Minister and Secretary of State.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: £600 energy support payment delay in Northern Ireland Original release: UK Government must act now to support households in Northern Ireland – Allen (opens in a new tab)
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Oil Payment welcome, but energy efficiency must remain a priority – Allen
East Belfast UUP MLA and Communities Spokesperson Andy Allen MBE welcomes the start of £100 home heating oil payments from September but says the delay shows a framework is needed to deliver future support faster. He calls for energy efficiency measures and Warm Healthy Homes Strategy delivery to…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Home heating oil £100 voucher support scheme announcement Original release: Oil Payment welcome, but energy efficiency must remain a priority – Allen (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent clarity needed on when and how energy support payments will be made – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls for urgent clarity on when and how the £400 energy bill support payment and the £100 payment for households relying on oil will be made. She says the timing has become uncertain after the utility regulator flagged a different approach being considered by…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Energy bill support payment timing uncertainty, utility regulator update Original release: Urgent clarity needed on when and how energy support payments will be made – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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£400 payment coming direct from Treasury for NI households
DUP MLA and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons welcomes the Chancellor's decision to route the £400 energy payment straight from Treasury to the six energy companies, anticipating a single lump sum that could arrive in November. He also calls for a Tax-Free Childcare increase, reversal of the National…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed £400 energy support payment eligibility for landlord-paid electricity Original release: £400 payment coming direct from Treasury for NI households (opens in a new tab)
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People urgently need to know when energy payments will be paid – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls on the British Government to urgently confirm when households will receive the energy support and heating oil payments, saying families lack answers and details more than six months after announcement.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Energy bill support payment timing uncertainty, utility regulator update Original release: People urgently need to know when energy payments will be paid – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood urges clarity around £400 energy bills discount
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP urges the British government to clarify how the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme discount will reach households in the North while Stormont is not functioning. He says he has written to the Department for Energy seeking an immediate answer on payment method and timing.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: £400 GB energy support scheme details and Northern Ireland uncertainty Original release: Eastwood urges clarity around £400 energy bills discount (opens in a new tab)
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Chancellor must move quickly to include NI in £400 energy payment…
DUP Economy Minister Gordon Lyons, East Antrim MLA, urges the Chancellor to bring Northern Ireland into the Treasury's £400 energy payment, proposing direct Treasury payments to local energy suppliers after a Belfast meeting. He also says tax cuts would have been a better route.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Chancellor confirms energy cost payment does not require Stormont executive Original release: Chancellor must move quickly to include NI in £400 energy payment… (opens in a new tab)
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Imperative that the energy bill support scheme is delivered promptly - Allen
East Belfast UUP MLA and Communities spokesperson Andy Allen MBE cautiously welcomes the announcement that energy bill support for Northern Ireland households will start in January 2023. He calls for a question and answer guide from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Energy bill support scheme January 2023 start for Northern Ireland households Original release: Imperative that the energy bill support scheme is delivered promptly - Allen (opens in a new tab)
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Payment date for £100 fuel support payment announced by Minister Lyons
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons announces that the £100 Pension Age Fuel Support Payment, funded by £17million of Executive money, will start arriving automatically in pensioners' accounts from Friday 21 March. He says it will partly offset changes to Winter Fuel Payment eligibility.
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Pension Age Fuel Support Payment date announced after Winter Fuel Payment changes Original release: Payment date for £100 fuel support payment announced by Minister Lyons (opens in a new tab)
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Business secretary urged to honour commitment on £400 payment
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson urges the UK Government to honour its commitment to pay Northern Ireland households the £400 energy payment in November, before Christmas, and as a single payment. He cites Utility Regulator comments that payments may slip to January.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Energy bill support payment timing uncertainty, utility regulator update Original release: Business secretary urged to honour commitment on £400 payment (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland households must swiftly benefit from additional energy support measures announced by Prime Minister – Andy Allen MLA
UUP Communities Spokesperson Andy Allen MLA welcomes the Prime Minister's additional energy support measures but calls for them to be swiftly delivered to Northern Ireland given the lack of an Executive. He asks how and when the support will be delivered, citing delays with the earlier £400 Energy…
Economy and employment Issue: New Conservative Prime Minister's energy and cost-of-living proposals Original release: Northern Ireland households must swiftly benefit from additional energy support measures announced by Prime Minister – Andy Allen MLA (opens in a new tab)
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London's last minute change is delaying energy payments
DUP MLA Gordon Lyons, writing in the Belfast Telegraph, accuses Ministers in London of delaying the £600 energy support payment in Northern Ireland by introducing a last-minute cash-out option. He says the payments were promised for autumn and before Christmas, and calls the change cynical and…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: £600 energy support payment delay in Northern Ireland Original release: London's last minute change is delaying energy payments (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Power NI addressing issues around £600 energy payment
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin says Power NI is working to fix a technical problem linking its systems with the Post Office that is stopping some customers redeeming their £600 energy support voucher. She says she will keep liaising with the company until the issues are resolved.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Power NI £600 energy support payment voucher technical issue Original release: McLaughlin: Power NI addressing issues around £600 energy payment (opens in a new tab)
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Heating Oil Support Scheme a welcome help for households: Cameron
DUP MLA Pam Cameron welcomes the Home Heating Oil Support Scheme, which offers £100 vouchers to around 340,000 Northern Ireland households, and urges eligible people to apply when applications open on 9 September.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Home heating oil £100 voucher support scheme announcement Original release: Heating Oil Support Scheme a welcome help for households: Cameron (opens in a new tab)
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McGlone highlights issue for farmers receiving £600 energy support payment
SDLP Rural Communities Spokesperson Patsy McGlone says farmers who only have business bank accounts are unable to claim the £600 energy support payment, and has called on the British government's BEIS to urgently change the scheme so they can receive it.
Agriculture and rural affairs Economy and employment Issue: Farmers unable to claim £600 energy support payment without personal bank account Original release: McGlone highlights issue for farmers receiving £600 energy support payment (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons questions HMG £600 energy payment plan
DUP MLA for East Antrim Gordon Lyons has written to Westminster ministers seeking answers on how the £600 energy payment will reach pre-paid meter customers in Northern Ireland. He disputes the claim that the Executive could have delivered it, and accuses the Government of changing the plan at the…
Economy and employment Issue: British Government confirmation of £600 energy payment timing from January Original release: Lyons questions HMG £600 energy payment plan (opens in a new tab)
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£400 energy payment needs to paid as soon as possible – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls on the British government to pay the £400 energy payment as soon as possible, saying it was promised over six months ago and is needed to heat homes through winter.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Original release: £400 energy payment needs to paid as soon as possible – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Oil support uplift is better news, but delivery must be now – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart welcomes the rise in Northern Ireland oil support from £100 to £200 announced in the Autumn Statement, but calls for a definite date for households to receive the payment before Christmas.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Autumn Statement oil support uplift to £200 for Northern Ireland households Original release: Oil support uplift is better news, but delivery must be now – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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‘Families will pay more for energy as Tories cut support’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says families in the north will face higher energy costs as the UK government reduces support, leaving Power NI unable to cut bills and denying the £600 payment; she urges an Executive be formed to secure the aid.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: £600 energy support payment delay in Northern Ireland Original release: ‘Families will pay more for energy as Tories cut support’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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‘Economy minister must clarify £400 energy payment date’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald presses the economy minister to confirm when and how the £400 energy support payments will reach households, accusing the DUP of an information gap and of delaying support through its boycott of the Executive.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: £400 energy support payment timing in Northern Ireland Original release: ‘Economy minister must clarify £400 energy payment date’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Allen welcomes Chancellor's commitment to delivering an equivalent energy bill support scheme to Northern Ireland households
UUP MLA Andy Allen welcomes the Chancellor's renewed commitment to deliver equivalent energy bills support to Northern Ireland households, but says the delivery mechanism should already be in place. He also calls on energy providers to help through charitable donations or efficiency measures.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Chancellor confirms energy cost payment does not require Stormont executive Original release: Allen welcomes Chancellor's commitment to delivering an equivalent energy bill support scheme to Northern Ireland households (opens in a new tab)
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Government shifting the goalposts on energy support payments: Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart accuses the UK Government of moving the goalposts on the £400 energy support payment, after raising an urgent question in Parliament on its delivery. She says Westminster is withholding the payment from Northern Ireland households and calls for it to be delivered before…
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: £400 energy support payment delivery delay in Northern Ireland Original release: Government shifting the goalposts on energy support payments: Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Make the payment now – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart backs the Consumer Council NI's call for the UK Government to issue the Energy Bill Support Scheme payment to Northern Ireland households immediately. She says the delay is politically motivated and that the Government could pay now.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: £600 energy support payment delay in Northern Ireland Original release: Make the payment now – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin calls for clarity on £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin says she has written to the Treasury's Chief Secretary seeking an urgent update on the delayed energy support payment, after the Utility Regulator suggested it may not arrive until January.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: Energy bill support payment timing uncertainty, utility regulator update Original release: McLaughlin calls for clarity on £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (opens in a new tab)
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Confirmation people in the north will not receive £600 energy payment until after Christmas “devastating” for workers and families – O’Dowd
Upper Bann MLA John O'Dowd says the delay of the £600 energy payment in the north until after Christmas will hit struggling workers and families hard. He blames the DUP for collapsing the Executive, which stopped funding being allocated, and urges an Executive be formed now.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: £600 energy support payment delay in Northern Ireland Original release: Confirmation people in the north will not receive £600 energy payment until after Christmas “devastating” for workers and families – O’Dowd (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister Lyons confirms Winter Fuel Payment for Northern…
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons confirms that all Northern Ireland pensioners will receive the Winter Fuel Payment after the UK government reversed eligibility restrictions, with legislation expected by end‑ July and warnings about scams.
Social security and welfare Public finance and taxation Issue: Starmer announcement widening Winter Fuel Payment eligibility Original release: Communities Minister Lyons confirms Winter Fuel Payment for Northern… (opens in a new tab)