Cost Of Living

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

Cost Of Living

Predicted ‘Extreme Poverty’ Increase Underscores Need For People Power Action To Challenge Criminal Stormont Inaction

𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗥 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟲𝟳% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 “𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆” 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 – 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝗽𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The 67% rise in ‘extreme poverty’ predicted for the North in the National Institute of Economic and Social Research report is alarming beyond

10 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

People Before Profit Welcome Dail Minimum Wage Motion

Government need to put their money where their mouth is and follow through quickly on measures contained in motion People Before Profit has welcomed the Dail’s passing of the

9 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

Piecemeal Measures Won’t Protect Households From Spiraling Energy Price Hikes And Cost Of Living Crisis

People Before profit repeats call for energy price caps and proper rent controls Richard Boyd Barrett TD has accused the government of “fiddling around with piece-meal measures while spiraling energy

4 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

People Power Action Crucial To Reorder Government Priorities

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The DUP’s attempt to cause political chaos over the Protocol underscores their complete disregard for people facing hardship amidst a cost of

4 Feb 2022

Housing

Fiddling While Energy Prices Soar

The government is fiddling around while energy prices are causing a crisis for many households. They originally told us that the price hikes were ‘transitory’. Then they announced a tiny

4 Feb 2022

Climate

Price Caps Needed To Tackle Energy Inflation

* Price caps needed to tackle energy inflation * Withdraw carbon tax and reduce VAT for households People Before Profit has called on the government to use its legal powers to impose

3 Feb 2022