UTV Cost Of Living

Stormont’s Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed that a move to end the winter fuel allowance for some pensioners will be extended to NI.

Eligible low-income households in Northern Ireland will receive the final cost of living payment of £299 from the government.

Midwives in Northern Ireland are having to use food banks to deal with the cost-of-living crisis amid a pay dispute, a union representative has said.