Jordanstown lecturer hits out at reforms

Prof Eileen Evason claimed that Northern Ireland would lose £25m as a result of the Government’s Social Security Bill.

She said that the analysis of the detailed proposals exposed the Government’s claim that the reform represented a shift in resources and not cuts.

Commenting on the issue, Prof Evason said: “It is the pensioners and unemployed of Northern Ireland who will suffer. Even families with children, to whom the Government claims to be committed, are set to lose £9m.”

Eileen was speaking at the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action conference on the implications of the proposed reforms.