Sinn Fein councillors across the county hosted a day of action on Saturday past to highlight their opposition to the pending welfare reform bill.
18,000 suffer in benefit cuts
The true cost of cuts to welfare in the county has been laid bare, with almost a third of the population here in danger of losing up to hundreds of pounds per month.
Benefit changes could take £22m out of local economy
FERMANAGH could be set to have a staggering £22 million a year stripped from its economy if the proposed welfare reforms are implemented with over 19,500 households being affected here alone.
Local households to be hit by ‘devastating’ welfare cuts
The Fermanagh Citizens Advice Bureau manager has laid bare the devastating impacts of the welfare reforms saying that local unemployment will rise pushing their advice service to the limits.
Welfare cuts may cost local economy up to £22 million
FERMANAGH’S economy will suffer a financial loss of £22 million under the current welfare reform plans set out by the UK government, a recent report has suggested.