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RT by @CliffEdgeNI: And this Ruth Lister article is essential reading ... https://www.compassonline.org.uk/tackling-child-poverty-a-first-step/ " ... an estimated one in twelve children escaping the frying pan of the two-child limit will be no better off because they’ll be caught in the fire of the [benefit] cap ..."

https://nitter.poast.org/KevinHiggins27/status/2008192378717569232#m

Published: January 5, 2026 15:02

And this Ruth Lister article is essential reading ... compassonline.org.uk/tacklin… " ... an estimated one in twelve children escaping the frying pan of the two-child limit will be no better off because they’ll be caught in the fire of the [benefit] cap…

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: "We know that at Christmas some employers may process wages early for staff. This may result in 2 monthly pay packets falling within the same Universal Credit Assessment Period" If you are paid monthly, click here on how to avoid problems ... https://www.adviceni.net/about/news/advice-ni-warning-workers-claiming-universal-credit-who-are-paid-early-christmas-act-now

https://nitter.poast.org/KevinHiggins27/status/2001248742373245089#m

Published: December 17, 2025 11:10

"We know that at Christmas some employers may process wages early for staff. This may result in 2 monthly pay packets falling within the same Universal Credit Assessment Period" If you are paid monthly, click here on how to avoid problems ... …

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: ❗There’s been a 40% increase in emergency food parcels provided over winter in the last 5 years. Food prices have risen by 37% in the last 5 years, rents are skyrocketing, bills are crazy, and our social security system hasn’t kept up. People don’t have enough money to live.

https://nitter.poast.org/TrussellUK/status/2000284933000945808#m

Published: December 14, 2025 19:21

❗There’s been a 40% increase in emergency food parcels provided over winter in the last 5 years. Food prices have risen by 37% in the last 5 years, rents are skyrocketing, bills are crazy, and our social security system hasn’t kept up. People don’t have…

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: New analysis suggests the recent rise in health-related benefit claims is likely to be partly explained by the sharp drop in real incomes from the cost of living crisis. Social security should be there for any of us when we need it, such as losing a job or becoming unwell.

https://nitter.poast.org/IainKPorter/status/1999439085317042422#m

Published: December 12, 2025 11:20

New analysis suggests the recent rise in health-related benefit claims is likely to be partly explained by the sharp drop in real incomes from the cost of living crisis. Social security should be there for any of us when we need it, such as losing a job…

RT @patsymcglone: "">@KevinHiggins27 @CommunitiesNI @AdviceNI @MarkHDurkan Kevin, while we didn’t get to my Oral Question today, I’ve just rec…

https://nitter.poast.org/CliffEdgeNI/status/1998373313983508527#m

Published: December 9, 2025 12:45

RT @patsymcglone: @KevinHiggins27 @CommunitiesNI @AdviceNI @MarkHDurkan Kevin, while we didn’t get to my Oral Question today, I’ve just rec…

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: Kevin, while we didn’t get to my Oral Question today, I’ve just received the written response.

https://nitter.poast.org/patsymcglone/status/1998090008222433647#m

Published: December 8, 2025 17:59

Kevin, while we didn’t get to my Oral Question today, I’ve just received the written response.

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: 🔎Our Poverty in Northern Ireland (2025) report highlights that two consistent challenges emerge in the local labour market: pay and hours. 👩‍💼Almost half (45%) of all workers here have experienced low pay in one of the last 5 years.

https://nitter.poast.org/mcmullen_sheena/status/1998026525506163017#m

Published: December 8, 2025 13:46

🔎Our Poverty in Northern Ireland (2025) report highlights that two consistent challenges emerge in the local labour market: pay and hours. 👩‍💼Almost half (45%) of all workers here have experienced low pay in one of the last 5 years.

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: Important @MarkHDurkan AQ re the #UniversalCredit New Claims Grant, for people making a new claim to UC in NI Heartening to see the impact, bearing in mind the current phase of income-based ESA claimants moving to UC #MovetoUC More info here ... https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/universal-credit-new-claims-grant

https://nitter.poast.org/KevinHiggins27/status/1998022241934799203#m

Published: December 8, 2025 13:29

Important @MarkHDurkan AQ re the #UniversalCredit New Claims Grant, for people making a new claim to UC in NI Heartening to see the impact, bearing in mind the current phase of income-based ESA claimants moving to UC #MovetoUC More info here ...…

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: Thea, a mum impacted by the two-child limit, speaks powerfully about the impact this policy has on her and other families impacted: "Austerity-era policies like the two-child limit frame poverty as a “lifestyle choice”. Yet the economic pressures crushing vulnerable families are pounding everyone else too – astronomical childcare, rent, and living costs, with wages falling in real terms. Nobody chose these.  This political story about “choices” blames the most vulnerable for “breaking the economy,” when in reality the same broken economy is breaking us all." https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/two-child-limit-child-poverty-strategy-thea-jaffe/

https://nitter.poast.org/EndChildPoverty/status/1996572161616613525#m

Published: December 4, 2025 13:27

Thea, a mum impacted by the two-child limit, speaks powerfully about the impact this policy has on her and other families impacted: "Austerity-era policies like the two-child limit frame poverty as a “lifestyle choice”. Yet the economic pressures…

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: We need to see bold, long-term interventions that make sure people in Northern Ireland facing rising housing costs are protected from going without life’s essentials. Read our full report here: https://www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-northern-ireland-2025

https://nitter.poast.org/mcmullen_sheena/status/1996515786731712684#m

Published: December 4, 2025 09:43

We need to see bold, long-term interventions that make sure people in Northern Ireland facing rising housing costs are protected from going without life’s essentials. Read our full report here: jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-northe…

RT by @CliffEdgeNI: 🏘️ Our Poverty in Northern Ireland report shows housing costs, once a relatively modest pressure compared with other parts of the UK, have become a central risk factor of poverty. Despite ambitious targets, social housing completions have fallen far short of what’s needed.

https://nitter.poast.org/mcmullen_sheena/status/1996515779014238551#m

Published: December 4, 2025 09:43

🏘️ Our Poverty in Northern Ireland report shows housing costs, once a relatively modest pressure compared with other parts of the UK, have become a central risk factor of poverty. Despite ambitious targets, social housing completions have fallen far short…