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Social Security Appeals Rise in Northern Ireland

Appeals against benefit decisions increased to 5,780 in 2025-26 with more cases awaiting hearing

1 day ago
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Derry and Strabane records highest jobseeker claimant rate in Northern Ireland

19 May 2026
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Benefit Losses Hit Northern Ireland Families Choosing Apprenticeships for Teens

23 April 2026
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Northern Ireland Executive Backs £36.4m Scheme for Heating Oil Costs with Summer Rollout

17 April 2026
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Northern Ireland Marks Four Years Since Ukraine Assistance Centres Opened

14 April 2026
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2026/27 Rate Bills Begin Issuing in Northern Ireland

08 April 2026
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Dungiven Man Given Community Service for £7,662 Benefit Fraud

01 April 2026
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Northern Ireland Rate Bills for 2026/27 Begin Issuing from 1 April

30 March 2026
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Derry City and Strabane Records Highest Child Poverty Rate in Northern Ireland

26 March 2026
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Northern Ireland Targets £17m Heating Oil Aid as Prices Climb Past $100 a Barrel

24 March 2026
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Man from Cloughmills Given Community Service for Universal Credit Fraud

20 March 2026
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Confiscation Order Issued Against Londonderry Woman for £45,000 Benefit Fraud

19 March 2026
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Communities Minister Criticises Sinn Féin on Heating Oil Support Delivery

17 March 2026
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Lurgan Woman Given Conditional Discharge for Failing to Declare Partner in Universal Credit Claim

06 March 2026
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Northern Ireland Assembly Grants Consent for Universal Credit Two-Child Limit Removal

04 March 2026
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NI Assembly Debates Exam Reform, Water Pollution Rules and Fuel Price Surge

03 March 2026
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Northern Ireland Assembly Approves Removal of Two-Child Limit on Universal Credit

03 March 2026
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Northern Ireland Assembly Approves End to Two-Child Benefit Limit

03 March 2026
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Lisburn Councillor Criticises Royal Mail Over Mail Redirection Charges Amid Delays

27 February 2026
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UUP leader demands review of Enniskillen man's 770-year benefits fraud repayment plan

25 February 2026
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