Northern Ireland

Three rural villages in County Londonderry are participating in the Communities in Action (CiA) collaboration, under the umbrella of the Bready community group, The Villages Together. Social isolation for young people is a big issue, as the community group reports.

Cregagh is a tight-knit community in East Belfast. Cregagh Community Association, which is run by local residents, is participating in the Communities in Action collaboration. Fuel poverty is a major concern for people here. This article brings information about the Community’s findings.

Ardoyne is a residential area in North Belfast. GRACE Women’s Development Limited is one of eight community groups taking part in the Communities in Action collaboration. Spiralling debt is an over-riding issue here. In this article, the group reports their findings using a video they’ve made and evidence they’ve gathered.

Child poverty is set to increase significantly by 2020, according to new forecasts from the Institute for Fiscal Studies – wiping out the gains made under the previous Labour Government. By 2020 nearly one in four children will be living in poverty.

The IFS report was prepared at the request of the Northern Ireland Executive, and it includes separate projections for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England and Wales (combined) as well as for the UK as a whole.