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Welfare Reform, Consumer Parliament & Cancer Support

Welfare mitigations to be extended, the Consumer Council goes virtual, and the pandemic grants available to support cancer patients and families.

Linda talks to Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey about welfare, poverty and new legislation meaning an end to the cliff edge faced by the poorest in society.

Consumer Council Chief Noyona Chunder tells Linda how the annual Consumer Parliament will now be a week long virtual consumer week for everyone.

Janice Preston from Macmillan Cancer tells us about a pandemic grant scheme available for cancer patients and their families.

And the parcel which made it all the way from Italy to Northern Ireland only for the delivery van to drive over it!

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54 minutes

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Sat 20 Mar 2021 10:03

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