A fuel poverty hardship fund has sparked a fierce row at Belfast City Hall over plans to allow families earning up to £60,000 to apply.
The debate lead to a bitter argument over the threshold for eligibility dividing the chamber with smaller parties accusing Sinn Féin and the DUP of a lack of fair process.
At Thursday’s full meeting of Belfast City Council, votes from Sinn Féin and the DUP pushed through a plan for households earning up to £60,000 a year to have the right to apply to receive a one-off £100 fuel hardship payment.
