NI homes going without heating due to energy support delays, MPs told

Northern Ireland households are disadvantaged compared to their UK counterparts , a group of MPs has been told.

Northern Ireland has a separate energy market and it remains unclear when these payments will be made here.While some politicians had suggested the support would reach Northern Ireland in November,"That's a universal payment that households in Northern Ireland haven't been able to access yet," Jamie Miller from National Energy Action told MPs.

"The weather is cold, it was 0C overnight in Northern Ireland and there's a weather warning in place this week. Mr Miller said there had been a number of people who got in touch with his organisation because they were short of money.Image caption,"I would say the greater anxiety is just that people are having to go without heat at the moment or without adequate heat because the money hasn't arrived," the Consumer Council's Peter McClenaghan said.

Compliments of the duponline 😡

I am not doing with out heat.

The DUP shafting their own voters.

Happy Christmas to all except dups!🥶🥶❄️💨

We don't need the executive in place for the £600 payment, its coming directly from Westminster so what's the hold up? People will be dying in cold dark homes in NI this winter because someone in London can't decide how to pay it. Total disgrace.

yes but the protocol 🤬

MPs won't be struggling to heat their homes though. That's the difference!

There's only one reason for that the duponline party,no other reason.workshy useless

NI homes going with heating due to the DUP's unwillingness to do their job, MPs should have been told.

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