Tag: Winter Fuel payment
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Unite hosts a meeting at Stormont as part of campaign to restore the Winter Fuel Payment
Unite the union will be holding a meeting at the Long Gallery in Stormont today (3.30pm) as part of its campaign to fully restore the Winter Fuel payment. This meeting will address the devastating impact of the changes to the Winter Fuel Payment and the growing fuel poverty crisis affecting pensioners across Northern Ireland. The…
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Stormont must protect pensioners from devastating loss of winter fuel payment
Today, representatives from organisations backing the campaign, to restore the winter fuel payment including trade union Unite, met with Communities minister Gordon Lyons to demand urgent action to shield low-income pensioners from the impact of the payment cut. The campaign has called on the Northern Ireland executive to step up and secure funding to fully restore the winter…
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Fuel poverty awareness day: Stormont must restore pensioners’ warmth, dignity and fairness
November 27 is fuel poverty awareness day. The Unite retired members branch in Belfast is marking the day by sounding the alarm on the growing fuel poverty crisis facing pensioners across Northern Ireland. The winter fuel payment is a vital lifeline for pensioners in the colder months. The government’s recent decision to means-test the payment will remove…
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Campaign to restore Winter fuel payment for all pensioners launched on steps to Stormont
At today’s National Pensioners Convention rally at Stormont, speaker after speaker assailed both the Labour government for ending the winter fuel payment and the Stormont executive for meekly enforcing the policy in Northern Ireland. Unite’s speakers committed the union to campaign to reverse the policy and highlighted the cruel impact it will have on pensioners…
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Unite to support National Pensioners Convention rally at Stormont demanding restoration of Winter Fuel payment
Low-income retired workers in Northern Ireland will be disproportionately impacted by move limiting payment to those receiving pension credit When: 10.30am Monday 7th October 2024 with the rally from 11am-1pm Where: Assembling at Stormont Gates What: Feeder parade to NPC rally at Stormont demanding restoration of Winter Fuel Payment in Northern Ireland Media are invited to attend for video,…