Social security and welfare
Benefits, poverty, food insecurity, welfare mitigations, pensions and child poverty.
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| Period | Alliance | DUP | Sinn Féin | UUP | SDLP | TUV | Green Party | PBP | Aontú |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sept 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subtopics
- Benefits and mitigations: 0 – Universal Credit, welfare mitigations, the two-child limit and benefit rules.
- Poverty and food insecurity: 1 – Child poverty, anti-poverty strategy, food banks and hardship.
- Pensions and older people: 0 – State pension, winter fuel payments and support for older people.
Latest releases
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Hanna: Budget must deliver support now and invest in Northern Ireland's future
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP calls on the Chancellor to use the 2026 Budget to fund extra Home Heating Oil Support, an Essentials Guarantee for Universal Credit and extend Rural Fuel Duty Relief, while urging a ten‑year partnership to invest in infrastructure, housing, transport, energy and skills in
Original release: Hanna: Budget must deliver support now and invest in Northern Ireland's futureArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026
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Hunger figures must be a wake-up call for Communities Minister, says Mulholland
Alliance MLA Mulholland says the latest figures showing over one‑fifth of households in Northern Ireland ran out of food must shock the Communities Minister and urges him to launch an ambitious, funded anti‑poverty strategy with clear deadlines and measurable targets, especially for families with
Original release: Hunger figures must be a wake-up call for Communities Minister, says Mulholland
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Reichenberg highlights oil voucher discrimination
The party's Liam Reichenberg challenges Minister Gordon Lyons over Home Heating Oil Support Scheme criteria, saying residents of independent living accommodation in Crossmaglen and Keady are being unfairly excluded.
Original release: Reichenberg highlights oil voucher discrimination
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Armstrong calls for interventions to support homeless in NI following Prime Minister's summit on rough sleeping
The party's MLA calls for support for homeless people in NI, citing the Prime Minister's summit on rough sleeping. The MLA wants authorities and charities to work together to provide long-term solutions.