Cost Of Living

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

Cost Of Living

Energy Price Hikes – Stormont Must Be Forced Out Of Callous Inaction

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Further energy cost hikes will hit people very hard. It’s now time for a people power response to force Stormont out of

2 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

People Before Profit Welcome Oxfam Report Calling For Wealth Tax On Multimillionaires

A small tax on the super-wealthy could raise billions for housing, health and education In a statement, …….., for People Before Profit has welcomed an Oxfam report published today calling for

17 Jan 2022

Workers Rights

People Before Profit Welcomes Recommendation To Shorten Public Servants Working Week

Calls on public servants to lodge pay claims due to rising cost of living and inflation People Before Profit TD, and spokesperson on employment, Paul Murphy TD, has welcomed a

11 Jan 2022