Alliance spokesperson on Welfare, Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong, has said the Communities Minister needs to move fast to extend the welfare mitigations that are due to run out on 31 March. Kellie Armstrong said: “Shortly after taking up her post, the Communities Minister confirmed that she would continue to provide mitigation payments to offset the […]
Alliance Communities spokesperson, Kellie Armstrong MLA, has said that good governance and accountability are vital when dealing with public funding. The Strangford MLA was speaking after publication of a report from the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) into Sport NI, which is sponsored by the Department for Communities. The purpose of Sport NI is to […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said she is hopeful Northern Ireland will benefit from a funding pot for Changing Places toilets, expected to be announced in tomorrow’s Westminster Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce £30 million for Changing Places toilets in England. Under Barnett consequentials, it could mean a financial boost for the […]
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA has said she is pleased legislation enabling cohabiting couples to be treated the same way as married couples on some benefits has passed the Assembly. The Strangford MLA was speaking as the motion involving the bereavement support payment made it through the Assembly. She said it would see cohabiting […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has welcomed news that parents of premature babies will be able to claim an extra £160 a week. The payments are expected to be announced by the chancellor in the Budget on Wednesday. Kellie Armstrong said: “I welcome news that the chancellor is expected to make provision in Wednesday’s Budget for […]
Alliance MLA for Strangford Kellie Armstrong has said that International Women’s Day highlights the opportunities open to women in business, politics and public life. Mrs Armstrong was speaking after an event organised by the Assembly Women’s Caucus at Stormont to mark International Women’s Day 2020. Around 100 young women from a range of organisations met […]
Alliance’s Communities Spokesperson, Kellie Armstrong MLA, has welcomed the Secretary of State for Work and Pension’s announcement that people who are on Universal Credit and reach State Pension Age will receive a run on, meaning no halt to benefits during the assessment period. Kellie Armstrong said: “This welcome move will mean over 200,000 new pensioners […]
Alliance spokesperson on Communities, Kellie Armstrong MLA, agreed with the Gambling with Lives campaign that appropriate legislation to restrict gambling needs to be updated in Northern Ireland. Kellie Armstrong said: “Gambling preys on vulnerable people and ruins lives. Around 10% of people who take their own lives do so as a result of their […]
There is a need to end the categorisation of healthcare for trans people as mental and behavioural disorders, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said. Ms Armstrong was speaking after quizzing Health Minister Robin Swann on his plans to depathologise trans healthcare, following the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s recent move to do the same. The Minster […]
Alliance MLAs Kellie Armstrong and Chris Lyttle have said each of us have a role to play in stopping bullying in society. The MLAs were speaking after chairing sections of an anti-bullying young people’s forum at Parliament Buildings. It saw pupils from 34 schools discuss different issues relating to bullying. “This event discussed bullying in […]