Minister for Communities

Legislative Consent Motion: Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

https://youtu.be/Q8LSF4TT230 Proposed: That this Assembly agrees, in line with section 87 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the principle of the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions of the Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill as it relates to the definition of terminal illness contained in clause 1 of the Bill, which… Continue Reading Legislative Consent Motion: Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

Motion: Removing the Universal Credit Two-Child Limit

https://youtu.be/Y5VWGeF0EOQ Proposed: That this Assembly acknowledges the findings of the recent Northern Ireland Audit Office report on Child Poverty that nearly half of all children living in relative poverty come from families with three or more children; recognises the pernicious role that the Universal Credit two-child limit has played in increasing the number of children… Continue Reading Motion: Removing the Universal Credit Two-Child Limit

Committee for Communities Meeting, Thursday 18 April 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8bLQBzyPGg The Committee for Communities met on Thursday 18 April 2024. The Committee received a briefing from the Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons MLA. The Committee also had a briefing from the Construction Employers Federation and Co-Ownership. View Agenda