NIPSA, the leading public sector Trade Union, representing over 8,000 members in the Education Sector, condemns the decision to end Holiday Hunger payments.
Alan Law, Assistant Secretary commented:
“It is abhorrent that a few days before the Easter School Holiday period the Department of Education announce the axing of Holiday Hunger payments, Department Officials would have been aware for sometime that they would be unable to fund this but has cynically waited until now to make this announcement.
A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens and this decision is an indictment on ours. How many more people are to be exposed to cruel and damaging decisions before change is demanded?
The wickedness of politicians collecting massive salaries while some of their constituents will struggle with hunger is absolutely disgusting, all under the watch of our Tory Secretary of State. Shame on them all.”