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AQW 28411/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether his Department has undertaken an equality or poverty impact assessment on the current eligibility thresholds for free school meals, in light of recent statistics showing a rise in both relative and absolute child poverty.
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| 09/06/2025 |
Answered on 17/06/2025
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AQW 24811/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the Action for Children’s new report, Paying the Price of Child Poverty, particularly in relation to the finding that removing the two-child limit and benefit cap would be the single most effective action to reduce child poverty.
[Priority Written]
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| 21/03/2025 |
Answered on 27/03/2025
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AQW 22549/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the targets and measures taken by his Department since it was formed as a result of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, to achieve the intentions of the Child Poverty Act 2010.
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| 13/02/2025 |
Answered on 26/03/2025
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AQO 1458/22-27
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Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether any measures to reduce the number of children living in poverty will be included in the final Programme for Government 2024-2027.
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| 23/01/2025 |
Answered on 03/02/2025
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AQO 1348/22-27
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Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to provide an update on the steps his Department is taking to tackle child poverty.
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| 06/01/2025 |
Answered on 14/01/2025
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AQW 19417/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Education to provide a breakdown of the primary factors contributing to child poverty that have been identified by his Department.
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| 05/12/2024 |
Answered on 19/12/2024
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AQW 19416/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 18149-22/27, to provide a breakdown of the primary factors contributing to child poverty that have been identified by his Department.
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| 05/12/2024 |
Answered on 06/01/2025
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AQW 17841/22-27
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Mr Gary Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail what learning his Department can take from the Public Accounts Committee report on Child Poverty in Northern Ireland.
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| 08/11/2024 |
Answered on 02/12/2024
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AQO 924/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether the actions he intends to take forward to address child poverty require supporting measures from the Department of Education and the Department of Health.
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| 26/09/2024 |
Answered on 07/10/2024
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AQW 14758/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the (i) Anti-Poverty Strategy; and (ii) Child Poverty Strategy.
[Priority Written]
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| 10/09/2024 |
Answered on 19/09/2024
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AQW 13122/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of (i) the current levels of child poverty; and (ii) whether the delay in enacting an Anti-Poverty Strategy has contributed to these levels.
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| 07/06/2024 |
Answered on 19/06/2024
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AQW 9773/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what cross-departmental working he has undertaken with the Department of Education in relation to a new child poverty strategy.
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| 10/04/2024 |
Answered on 22/04/2024
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AQW 9021/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the findings of the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report on Child Poverty in Northern Ireland, published on 12 March 2024.
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| 15/03/2024 |
Answered on 27/03/2024
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AQW 9019/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report on Child Poverty in Northern Ireland, published on 12 March 2024.
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| 15/03/2024 |
Answered on 29/03/2024
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AQW 8847/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the Northern Ireland Audit Office report that states there has been a lack of significant progress on the main child poverty indicators; and (ii) what he plans he will put in place to address this.
[Priority Written]
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| 13/03/2024 |
Answered on 20/03/2024
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AQW 8844/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will set targets for poverty reduction and a focus on early intervention and preventative actions, as highlighted in the Northern Ireland Audit Office report on the 2016-22 Child Poverty strategy.
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| 13/03/2024 |
Answered on 09/04/2024
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AQW 8843/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the Northern Ireland Audit Office report that highlights (i) a lack of understanding of accountability arrangements; and (ii) a lack of joined-up working in the delivery of the 2016-22 Child Poverty strategy.
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| 13/03/2024 |
Answered on 09/04/2024
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AQW 8777/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail his plans to address child poverty.
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| 13/03/2024 |
Answered on 09/04/2024
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AQW 8028/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he will change the eligibility criteria for (i) Free School Meals; and (ii) the Uniform Grant to reflect child poverty measures.
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| 04/03/2024 |
Answered on 20/03/2024
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AQW 3491/22-27
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Ms Paula Bradshaw
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities when her Department will publish an assessment of the impact of the Child Poverty Strategy which was extended to May 2022.
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| 23/09/2022 |
Answered on 05/10/2022
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