'What we need to do is make sure it is appropriately targeted to the most vulnerable' - oharamal reacts to belfastcc plans for a fuel hardship fund
A fuel poverty hardship fund organised by Belfast City Council has been criticised for allowing households earning up to £60,000 to apply.Green Party leader, Cllr Mal O'Hara, said the cap failed to target the most vulnerable households in the city.The council said the rollout of the scheme, which will cover gas, electricity or oil, will begin as soon as possible.Mr O'Hara criticised the cap and said the £60,000 threshold meant MLAs could apply for the scheme.
At a full meeting of Belfast City Council on Thursday votes from Sinn Féin and the DUP pushed through the plan including the £60,000 cap.At the meeting it was also agreed that the hardship fund would be doubled from £500,000 to £1m. The amendment from Green Councillor Anthony Flynn at the meeting to limit the threshold to £43,400 was voted down by Sinn Féin and the DUP.
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