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Rising oil prices exacerbate cost-of-living crisis in County Derry

Oil prices in County Derry have risen at an alarming rate over the last week as Russian president Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine continues to increase in intensity. Energy prices have been on the rise for some time within the county. A recent ...

09 Mar 2022 at 09:33

Local News

Poverty and destitution causing 'sleepless nights' for local people

A County Derry lecturer has called on political representatives to make 'bold decisions' as the cost-of-living crisis threatens to engulf ordinary people. Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, Lecturer at Ulster University School of Law, has said the sharp rise ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:33

Report warns ‘porous safety net’ leaving society’s poorest close to destitution

People receiving unemployment benefit on its own are receiving only slightly more than would tip them into destitution, a report has warned. The welfare system is “almost unrecognisable” to that created after the Second World War following ...

19 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

Scotland sees ‘by far the lowest rise’ in destitution levels in UK

The UK has seen a “shameful increase” in destitution, though Scotland has had “by far the lowest” rise in the numbers suffering from this, a new report has found. Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found that across the UK, ...

24 Oct 2023 at 10:37

Scotland

Immigration policy causing destitution and homelessness, study suggests

People coming to live in Scotland are being forced into extreme poverty and homelessness by existing immigration policy, according to researchers. A survey carried out by Heriot-Watt University of more than 130 people who travelled to ...

16 Sept 2024 at 00:01

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