October 9, 2024
‘Anti-Poverty Strategy needs published urgently’ – Gildernew 

Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew has called on the Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons to urgently publish the Anti-Poverty Strategy. 

Speaking after the release of a report by Trussell, which showed that poverty is on the rise, the party’s communities spokesperson said:

“The new hunger and hardship figures released today by Trussell are shocking and unacceptable. 

“The figures show that 1 in 9 people in our society are experiencing some form of hunger and hardship. This is even higher amongst children, with 1 in 7 children affected. 

“Following today’s report I am once again calling on the minister to urgently publish and begin implementing the Anti-Poverty Strategy in order to address these issues.”

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