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Escalating 'cost of living crisis' impacting families

The impact of the escalating ‘cost of living crisis’ has been seen in the steep rise in food bank use in the city and calls by a local MLA for the Department of Education to ensure families receive “vital” holiday hunger payments over the Easter ...

17 Mar 2023 at 11:33

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Derry City and Strabane District Council will not now hold an Emergency Meeting to discuss the reinstatement of the ‘Holiday Hunger’ scheme. The issue will be discussed at Council's July 26 plenary. The 'Holiday Hunger' scheme was introduced to ...

17 Jul 2023 at 16:33

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Cost of Living Crisis Campaign highlight holiday hunger issue

Members of the Cost of Living Crisis Campaign have held an an awareness raising event in Derry's Guildhall Square. The event, which highlighted holiday hunger issue, took place on Saturday, July 8. Speaking to Derry Now, Cost of Living Crisis ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:33

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Call for urgent Council meeting on reinstatement of Holiday Hunger Meals Payment

A member of Derry City and Strabane District Council has called on the Mayor to hold an urgent full Council meeting on reinstatement of Holiday Hunger Meals Payment. Cllr Shaun Harkin (People Before Profit) said: "Child poverty and children ...

12 Jul 2023 at 10:33

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Ending of ‘Holiday Hunger’ payments slammed

There has been strong political and student consensus regarding the imperative of restoring ‘Holiday Hunger’ payments for families across the North of Ireland. In a statement issued on Thursday (March 30), the Department of Education ...

31 Mar 2023 at 13:33

Decision to end ‘holiday hunger’ payments is outrageous, says West Tyrone MLA

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‘Outrageous’ decision to end ‘holiday hunger’ payments for children

The decision to end holiday hunger and counselling schemes for children has been described as “outrageous”. The families of about 96,000 children entitled to free school meals have received £27 in support per child every fortnight ...

30 Mar 2023 at 20:27

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