18/10/2012
150 Jobs Saved By Welfare Cut
150 administration jobs can be supported by supporting the Government's welfare cut according to Social Development manager, Nelson McCausland.
East Londonderry MLA Gregory Campbell, who is a colleague of Nelson McCausland has said that the figure will be closer to 200 jobs. Both McCausland and Campbell along with the DUP, UUP and TUV are all on the supporting side of the Welfare Reform Bill. Anyone who is currently on DLA (Disability Living Allowance) will be assessed to see if they qualify for the new PIP (Personal Independence Payment) between October 2013 and March 2016. Campbell said: "Just over 1,300 of those people are in the greater Belfast area, and almost 200 are in the Londonderry area. Which of our MLAs, in whatever party, will go to those 1,500 people and say, 'Because I voted in a particular way, your job is on the line?' I have done a little research into where those 1,500 people come from.
"They come from areas of very high unemployment. If they become unemployed, those areas will become areas of even higher unemployment, because we will have just voted in a particular way."
On Saturday 20th October 2012 from 11am at the Belfast Arts Centre, Trade Union members, the voluntary and and community sector will be holding a march against austerity from The Art Centre to Custom House Square.
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East Londonderry MLA Gregory Campbell, who is a colleague of Nelson McCausland has said that the figure will be closer to 200 jobs. Both McCausland and Campbell along with the DUP, UUP and TUV are all on the supporting side of the Welfare Reform Bill. Anyone who is currently on DLA (Disability Living Allowance) will be assessed to see if they qualify for the new PIP (Personal Independence Payment) between October 2013 and March 2016. Campbell said: "Just over 1,300 of those people are in the greater Belfast area, and almost 200 are in the Londonderry area. Which of our MLAs, in whatever party, will go to those 1,500 people and say, 'Because I voted in a particular way, your job is on the line?' I have done a little research into where those 1,500 people come from.
"They come from areas of very high unemployment. If they become unemployed, those areas will become areas of even higher unemployment, because we will have just voted in a particular way."
On Saturday 20th October 2012 from 11am at the Belfast Arts Centre, Trade Union members, the voluntary and and community sector will be holding a march against austerity from The Art Centre to Custom House Square.
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