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.”
