Church leaders have called for urgent government support to address the cost of living crisis.
a group of Northern Ireland trade organisations published an action planMeanwhile the Treasury has set up a joint taskforce to explore how best households in Northern Ireland can receive a £400 discount on energy bills this autumn.Stormont politicians have called for the same timetable in Northern Ireland, but there are complications due to the lack of a fully functioning executive. Northern Ireland is also in a different energy market to the rest of the UK.
He said there was an "immediate crisis facing working people and the most vulnerable households across our communities". Mr Eastwood said thousands of people in Northern Ireland would be forced to go without warm homes or food.The Foyle MP called on Ms O'Neill to bring together minsters, energy companies and the community and voluntary sectors for a summit"I refuse to accept that political leaders are powerless, particularly when executive departments continue to spend money and officials remain at work," he said.
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