Belfast council has agreed a £500,000 hardship fund for residents of the city being hit hardest by fuel poverty.
Elected members at this week’s Strategic Policy and Resources Committee unanimously agreed to a report looking at how a voucher-led fund could be set up.
Councillors also agreed to send a request to the Stormont Department for Communities to match the council spend on the fund with a further half million. It is believed the fund has the potential to help 5,000 families across the city, a figure that could be doubled with help from Stormont.
