Child poverty discussed

The discussion was organised by the Triax Neighbourhood Partnership Board, which has responsibility for the Fountain, Bogside, Brandywell and Creggan areas, on behalf of the four neighbourhood partnerships in Londonderry.

Ministers from the Departmant of the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Martina Anderson and Jonathon Bell, took part in the discussion on child poverty’s causes and debated how we can collectively attempt to eradicate it.

A spokesperson for Triax stated: “Child Poverty has constantly been identified as a major issue within this community and many other deprived communities which has a detrimental effect on the health, education, employment opportunities and life chances of many of our children and young people.

“OFMDFM have a co-ordinating responsibility for this issue and are currently developing an Action Plan to complete the Children and Young Peoples Strategy and are also developing a Child Poverty Action Plan and it is with this in mind that we believe it would be opportune to have this discussion with the Ministers.”