🚨 New report out today! Disabled people in Northern Ireland are almost 2x as likely to live in poverty as non-disabled people, in some of the first research of it's kind in NI. Hear @sheenamcmullen.bsky.social and Christine Ellison set out their findings and what can be done 👇

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Children are bearing the brunt of poverty in Northern Ireland. Too many families face unthinkable choices between feeding their children or keeping their homes warm. 18 months out from the next Assembly election, our Poverty in NI report looks at the action that's needed 🔽

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Must read, blistering article from @sumi-r.bsky.social. Lays out why last week's Spring Statement is set to cause such damage. Why @trusselluk.bsky.social are so worried about impacts on foodbanks & people they support. And why justifications just don't stack up. www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...

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If your own impact assessment tells you that your measures will push children into poverty, surely it’s time to go back to the drawing board and think again

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Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social is quoted today on @irishtimes.com and on BBC News NI responding to the publication of the @niauditoffice.bsky.social report on homelessness in NI. See links below: BBC News NI: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Irish Times: www.irishtimes.com/.../norths-h...

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