The controversy raises questions over the best and fairest way to deliver support to ensure it reaches those most in need | brendanhughes64
It is far from unusual for politicians to deliver tax breaks and funding giveaways in the months before an election.
The scheme initially faced criticism for enabling households earning up to £60,000 a year to apply for the vouchers.A Green Party bid to reduce this to £43,000 was rejected by 30 votes to 24, with Sinn Féin and DUP councillors voting against the proposal. It seems unnecessarily and uncomfortably degrading - and there is no guarantee it even reached the city's most vulnerable.
The structure was first used during the Covid-19 emergency, with community groups handpicked for the quick allocation of council hardship funds.
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