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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has thanked Assembly members for swiftly passing legislation to strengthen protection to private renters during the COVID-19 crisis.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has announced funding of £1.5m to support individuals and organisations in the Arts Sector in response to COVID-19.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has announced that in view of the cancellation of this year’s Gaeltacht Summer Courses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Líofa Gaeltacht Bursary scheme will be rolled over into 2021.

The Department for Communities Covid 19 Food Parcel Service has been hugely successful in getting immediate food and essential supplies to those most in need, with 30,975 boxes having been delivered to the 24 Council distribution centres in the three weeks since the service started.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA, today praised council staff and local voluntary and community groups for enabling the delivery of more than 23,000 food packages to the most vulnerable in society during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey today published her Department’s Community Response Plan – setting out 15 actions being taken forward to support the grassroots community response to COVID-19.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has announced increased access to emergency financial support in response to COVID-19.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey today paid tribute to the vital and tireless work of voluntary and community organisations in response to COVID-19.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA is to introduce legislation in the Assembly to extend the notice to quit period a landlord must give a tenant to 12 weeks.

350 sports clubs and organisations have applied for financial assistance through the Department for Communities Hardship Fund for Sport since the scheme was launched on Monday.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has today launched a £500,000 Hardship Fund for the sports sector.

To begin this afternoon, I would like to formally recognise the many difficulties and challenges which people and communities, particularly the most vulnerable, are facing at this time.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has released £1.5m to local councils as she steps up her Department’s efforts to help citizens get safely through the COVID-19 health crisis.

As of 11.15am today, there has sadly and regrettably been 5 deaths recorded since yesterday.

Following a second weekend of reports of no-one sleeping on the streets of Belfast and Derry, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has thanked everyone who is working so hard to support all those in homelessness situation.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has taken urgent steps to put the Housing Executive rent increase on hold

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has announced that in the coming days a new weekly service commence which will see 10,000 food boxes being delivered to the most vulnerable in society during the COVID-19 lockdown.

People from all walks of life are stepping forward to help the fightback against COVID-19, Executive Ministers have emphasised.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has instructed officials to work with Sport NI and NI Sports Forum to put in place immediate practical steps to support the sports sector.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has thanked social security staff for the role they continue to play in ensuring essential services are provided for those most in need during these challenging times.