Cost Of Living

Cost Of Living

We Need Radical Unprecedented Action To Stop Destitution

Ahead of the Special Council meeting on the Cost of Living Crisis People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Nothing short of unprecedented radical action is needed to stop widespread

11 Mar 2022

Cost Of Living

Harkin: Cost Of Living Crisis Response “Criminally Inadequate”

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “We welcome a majority of Councillors voting for our motion acknowledging the cost of living crisis response from “government, business and regulators has

28 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

Stormont Endorses People Before Profit Rent Reduction And Rent Freeze In Significant Move

After the Assembly voted to pass his amendment for a rent reduction and a rent freeze this afternoon, Gerry Carroll MLA spoke of the importance of protecting renters during the

23 Feb 2022

Health

Harkin: Council Should Use Unspent £3M Covid Reserve For Hardship Emergency Fund

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The response from government, business and regulators to the cost of living crisis has been criminally inadequate. More can be done and must

22 Feb 2022

Housing

Carroll Proposes Rent Reduction And Freeze At Stormont

MLA Gerry Carroll is set to propose a 10% rent reduction and subsequent rent freeze “to protect tenants facing cost of living crisis and unscrupulous landlords.” Gerry has called on

22 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

All Community Sector Workers Deserve A Real Cost Of Living Pay Increase

Workers across the Community and Voluntary sector have been tireless in their efforts to protect the vulnerable throughout the pandemic and deserve a real cost of living pay rise and

17 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

VAT Returns On Energy Bills Show Government Need To Do More On Energy Costs

People Before Profit’s Bríd Smith TD has said figures supplied to her from the Department of Finance show how miserly the recently announced package of help for consumers struggling

17 Feb 2022

Housing

Utterly Pathetic And Inadequate Cost Of Living Measures By Government Do Not Go Far Enough

PBP to call for Dáil debate this week on Department of Health Leak People Before Profit- Solidarity have said that the government’s cost of living measures announced last week

15 Feb 2022

Housing

Cost Of Living Crisis- We Can’t Pay

The government’s proposals for tackling the cost of living crisis are pathetic. They have proposed ‘once off’ measures they can withdraw at a later stage. They keep pretending that

11 Feb 2022