Belfast City Council has called for the introduction of emergency legislation to release £300 million from Stormont for those struggling to pay energy bills.
At a special meeting of the full council on Monday (March 14), the chamber carried a Sinn Fein motion, with an SDLP addition, calling for action from Stormont to release funds, as well as tax changes from Westminster, and money to be made available from the council in a new city hardship fund.
The motion received support from Sinn Fein, the SDLP, Alliance, the Green Party and People Before Profit. It was opposed by the DUP, the UUP, and the PUP.
