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Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-02-09): Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has agreed a District Rate increase of 4.72% for domestic (residential) and non-domestic (business) properties for 2024-2025. This represents: [...] How we use your rates 2024-2025 45% of your total rates bill is paid to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to pay for the delivery of key services across the Fermanagh and Omagh district and a capital programme to improve local facilities and infrastructure. The remaining 55% is paid to Central Government. [...] The Council’s priorities are set out in the Fermanagh and Omagh Community Plan 2030 and the Council’s Corporate Plan.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-10-03): More than £6 million worth of tenders have been awarded by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council with almost £3m going to companies outside the area, it can be revealed. [...] Provision of Advice Services in Fermanagh and Omagh District: £270,000 per annum to Fermanagh and Omagh Advice Consortium, Enniskillen. [...] According to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Milligan Bros Ltd submitted an incomplete bid for the Small Settlement Programme in Donagh and was not considered further in the process. Woodvale Construction Company Ltd from Omagh was also unsuccessful.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Homepage for Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Corporate Website [...] Visiting Fermanagh and Omagh
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2023-02-10): Like residents and businesses, the Council is also experiencing the same ongoing significant inflationary and external cost pressures to deliver services and continue to invest in the District. Councillors and Council Officers have considered all relevant factors including service efficiencies and the use of available reserves to minimise the impact on ratepayers. [...] The Council is also facing a reduction in the annual Rates Support Grant which is provided by Central Government through the Department for Communities. The Rates Support Grant provides the Council with financial assistance which helps to minimise the impact of the rates on ratepayers. [...] The Council’s priorities are set out in the Fermanagh and Omagh Community Plan 2030 and the Council’s Corporate Plan 2020-2024. The Councillors prioritise expenditure on the delivery of core and statutory services including Waste Management, Registration, Environmental Health, Planning and Building Control. which it is legally required to deliver as well as a range of additional services and investment projects to enhance the District and invest in the community.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to receive share of €37.4m funding Fermanagh and Omagh District Council are among the local councils to receive a share of €37.4 million from the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2023-09-02): In the latest figures on housing and homelessness in Northern Ireland from the Department for Communities, Fermanagh and Omagh had the lowest numbers of people presenting as homeless per 1,000 population with 279. [...] And Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area is no exception to the deteriorating situation, according to Mark. [...] "At the end of 2022, 901 households in Fermanagh and Omagh had homelessness status.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2018-12-27): Live Updates 27 per cent of people in FODC living in relative poverty in last four year : vimarsana.com 27 per cent of people in FODC living in 'relative poverty' in last four year Data from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council suggests that 27 per cent of people in the district live in relative poverty, in comparison to 17 perâ€¦ [...] Anti Poverty Strategy ,
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-09-26): RESIDENTS are living in "primitive conditions" due to insufficient sewage, roads and lighting on unadopted developments across Fermanagh, Councillors have claimed. [...] Sinn Féin Councillor Thomas O'Reilly said residents in Fermanagh have been dealing with problems arising from unadopted developments for over two decades. [...] Sinn Féin Councillor Thomas Maguire said that many residents in Fermanagh are "suffering" due to problems on estates.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2018-02-05): The Council area is home to over 115,300 people with approximately 7340 businesses, creating 38,500 jobs. The Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area is Northern Ireland’s largest region in terms of land mass, covering 3,000km2, which equates to 20% of Northern Ireland. It is the smallest council area in terms of population with a population density of 41 people per km2. [...] The Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area is home to six wards which, at the time of application, were ranked in the upper quartile of disadvantage. Almost half (43.23%) of those living in the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area have no or low qualifications; 4.8% are unemployed, of these 47.09% are long-term unemployed, 34.05% of the population are economically inactive with 20.75% recorded as having a long-term health problem or disability limiting day-to-day activities. Fermanagh & Omagh District Council work in partnership with the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WH&SCT), Education (EA) for the Western Region in delivery with Fermanagh Rural Community Initiative (FRCI) to run their ASPIRE Programme which stands for Access to Success, Progression, Inclusion, Recognition, Employment.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-03-13): For Fermanagh and Omagh District Council we have collected the following information: powers & responsibilities, your representatives, declarations & pledges, climate documents, council actions scorecard, emissions data and related councils. Like all councils in Northern Ireland, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is a Northern Irish Council. [...] We have used these emissions to put councils into clusters with similar emissions. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is in the agriculture cluster. See councils with similar emissions profiles, or see all councils in this cluster.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-03-15): Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, with funding support from the Department of Communities and the Public Health Agency, have worked in partnership with researchers at Ulster University to investigate fuel, transport and food poverty across the Fermanagh and Omagh District. Specifically, this research investigated the spatial patterns of fuel poverty (a household’s inability to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost), transport poverty (affordability of transport) and food poverty (insufficient economic access to an adequate quantity and quality of food to maintain a nutritionally satisfactory and socially acceptable diet) to identify if rurality increases the risk of fuel, transport and/or food poverty in FODC. The study aimed to provide food, fuel and transport poverty maps in order to inform poverty alleviation policies and programmes and targeted interventions at District Electoral Area level to maximise impact and ensure those most in need are supported.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-02-19): Alongside our briefing from Professor Colin Knox appraising community planning in Northern Ireland, this article from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) outlines key areas of innovation and deployment of community planning partnerships in local government. [...] Council officers worked with Community Plan Action Lead Partners and academics at Ulster University to map the scale of fuel, transport and food poverty in the FODC District. All research was undertaken at a small area level, utilising Census data and the collection of primary data regarding the availability and cost of a healthy food basket. The three individual aspects of poverty were mapped and brought together to identify small areas at risk of co-poverties. A findings report was published in March 2023 and identified that 52 small areas are at risk of at least 2 of the 3 aspects of poverty, and 4 small areas are at risk of all 3. This provides a fresh approach to space-based poverty analysis in Fermanagh and Omagh, using more up-to-date data than the commonly used NI Multiple Deprivation Measure. The Community Planning Partnership is using the analysis to influence the location of interventions to alleviate the impacts of poverty. You can read more information here
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-07-13): FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council faces many challenges over the coming four years but is confident that its new 'Corporate Plan, Our Council, Our Plan 2024-2028' sets out a strategic direction and identifies the key priority areas and associated actions to deliver on for the district. [...] One in five of the population live in relative poverty. In localised areas of deprivation within the district, life expectancy and academic attainment are lower than the Northern Ireland average. The incidence of people suffering from multiple illnesses at the same time, is also growing and these complex health needs impact service demand and delivery. In addition, the centralisation and erosion of wider public services has adversely impacted the district. [...] It adds that while the picturesque landscape and large rural topography are a source of great local pride, the natural environment is continually under threat. Locally, greenhouse gas emission levels have fallen steadily since 2005 but remain higher on a per head basis than the NI average. This is due in part to the size of the district, the large road network and its reliance on primary industry. Just under one half of household waste generated in Fermanagh and Omagh is recycled, and the recycling rate has plateaued in recent times.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2023-01-26): Fermanagh has highest % of over 65 with income below poverty matrix. [...] Co. Fermanagh has THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF UNFIT HOUSING. 50% of all unfit housing occupied (NIHE House Condition Survey 2001).1 The NIHE’s Housing Condition Survey in 2001 noted that it is the most vulnerable who are at greatest risk of experiencing housing poverty. Within this group, they found a relationship between older people as head of household and high levels of unfit housing. Those aged over 75 were more likely to live in unfit homes than other age groups (NI House Condition Survey 2001). The linkages between older people in housing poverty and the downward cycle of deprivation around ‘poor health’; ‘isolation’ and ‘lack of access to information’ are well recognised. [...] The table below shows PUBLIC TRANSPORT POVERTY IN FERMANAGH. IT SHOWS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THEIR GP AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-09-19): The manager at Community Advice Fermanagh has said changes to the Winter Fuel Payment is "another blow" to local elderly residents who have been left devastated by the cost of living crisis. [...] "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council previous to this decision on winter fuel payments was one of the highest risk areas for winter fuel poverty in all of the council areas in NI," she said. [...] Residents who have queries regarding Pension Credit, need advice and want to check eligibility are urged to contact Community Advice Fermanagh on 02866324334.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2023-12-15): DEIRDRE O’Connor became the first-ever Poverty Officer for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in August 2022, just as the cost of living crisis was beginning to come to a head. [...] To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect your copy? No problem! You can download a copy straight to your device by following this link… Subscribe to current edition
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2017-06-27): "Relatively few workers in the council are paid less than the Living Wage threshold (as set by the independent Living Wage Foundation) which is currently £8.45. While the cost associated with the commitment would be meagre, the impact on those living on poverty pay would be dramatic. "Every worker, and their family, deserves a decent standard of living. A living wage is a basic entitlement. [...] "Four councils in Northern Ireland have agreed to pay, at a minimum, the living Wage threshold: Belfast City, Derry City & Strabane, Mid-Ulster, and Fermanagh and Omagh. Causeway Coast & Glens Borough council is now the largest council not guaranteeing a living wage to its employees.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (1999-02-22): Biodiversity Officer with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council; as part of my job, I conduct outdoor workshops for young people and community groups, facilitate tree-planting projects, create nature-based signage for public parks and advise stakeholders on the best practices to protect biodiversity. I am extremely passionate about environmental education, and alongside my new 30
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2023-04-05): Globally, regionally and locally citizens are emerging from a Covid-19 pandemic, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, a cost-of-living crisis and geopolitical instability. All of these have impacted on householders’ ability to afford the basic essentials for living particularly in Northern Ireland where 17% of households live in relative poverty. Compounding this is the rural premium whereby there can be affordability and accessibility departments as a result of living rurally and Fermanagh and Omagh District (FODC) is predominantly rural with 70% of the population living outside the two main towns of Enniskillen and Omagh. This research investigated the spatial patterns of fuel poverty (a household's inability to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost), transport poverty (affordability of transport) and food poverty (insufficient economic access to an adequate quantity and quality of food to maintain a nutritionally satisfactory and socially acceptable diet) to identify if rurality increases the risk of fuel, transport and/or food poverty in FODC. The study aimed to provide food, fuel and transport poverty maps in order to inform poverty alleviation policies and programmes and targeted interventions at District Electoral Area level to maximise impact and ensure those most in need are supported. This is because tackling poverty is a priority which has been identified in the Fermanagh and Omagh Community Plan 2030. This research will help assess the impact the COVID-19 pandemic, cost-of-living crisis, as well as the rural premium has on residents in Fermanagh and Omagh. Assessing the symptoms and the data and evidence will allow for Community Planning to work in partnership to collectively address the root causes.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-07-25): Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has developed a draft 10-year anti-poverty strategy for the district, "Pathways out of Poverty" in partnership with a number of local statutory, community and voluntary sector organisations. [...] The strategy aims to improve the lives and wellbeing of residents in Fermanagh and Omagh by supporting people who are experiencing poverty and working with communities to reduce and prevent poverty. Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor John Mc Claughry attended the launch and commented, "Given the significant impact of poverty on so many people in our district, the Council is committed to taking steps to tackle poverty and disadvantage.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2019-01-26): The paper also features a shocking report delivered to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council on poverty in the area. It found that just over half the population in the council area is living in poverty - 25.1% in relative poverty and 25.1% in absolute poverty. The worst affected areas were Roslea and the Devenish ward.
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2023-05-14): As well as identifying with so many of these inequalities, many of my friends and family also lived through and experienced poverty. [...] So many feel they contact statutory agencies and are ignored, that their concerns are not listened to. [...] How can we improve the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area?
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2023-12-05): Population below poverty line 18.6% (2017 est.) note: % of population with income below national poverty line [...] note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality comparison ranking: 105
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2022-03-02): The Minister added: "The development of effective partnership arrangements with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has been critical to providing this range of facilities for people to enjoy. I warmly congratulate the Council on their ongoing endeavours in providing better services and facilities for users of Gortin Glens Forest Park. Indeed Council and DAERA are currently working closely to further develop the Forest by enhancing the Tourism element with a Sculpture being erected at Mullaghcarn as an integral part of the Sperrins Sculpture Trail." [...] 1. Photo caption - DAERA Minister Edwin pictured touring the new facilities at Gortin Forest Park with Alison McCullagh (Chief Exec Fermanagh & Omagh District Council), Kim McLaughlin (Director of Regeneration & Planning Fermanagh & Omagh District Council), Minister Poots & Errol Thompson (Chairman Fermanagh & Omagh District Council).
Claim: Over half of the residents in Fermanagh & Omagh District Council are living in poverty. (The Fermanagh Herald, 2019-01-23)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Our grants provide funding to projects that support those in need of a safe and secure home. [...] You can apply for a small grant or a large grant, depending on how much you want to apply for. Small grants (up to £1,000)
Claim: 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. (David McNarry, 2019-02-05)
Evidence (2019-02-05): This claim is accurate. The average payment received from the EU (£27,648) in 2016-17 represented 62.4% of total farm income (£44,305). This ratio fluctuates with market prices; it ranged between 52% and 71% during 2012-13 to 2016-17.
Claim: 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. (David McNarry, 2019-02-05)
Evidence (2022-03-02): This claim is accurate. The average payment received from the EU (£27,648) in 2016-17 represented 62.4% of total farm income (£44,305). This ratio fluctuates with market prices; it ranged between 52% and 71% during 2012-13 to 2016-17. [...] During the BBC Radio Ulster’s Nolan Show on 5 February 2019, two guests debated the percentage of farmers’ income that is coming from Brussels. Jane Morris, former Head of the European Commission Office in Northern Ireland, said that more than 80% of farmers’ income in Northern Ireland is coming from EU cheques: "under the common agricultural policy for farmers … over 80% of their whole revenue monthly comes from the European Union" (16:19). Former UKIP Northern Ireland leader David McNarry counter-claimed "it is actually somewhere about 62%" (17:30). [...] DAERA annually publishes a statistical report on Northern Ireland farm incomes. These reports include average net farm incomes, as well as direct payments coming from the European Union (under the Basic Payment Scheme). In 2016-17, the average net income per farm was £16,387. The average additional payments received from the EU was £27,648 per farm. Thus, 62.4% of the total farm income (£44,305) came from EU payments. This substantiates McNarry’s statement.
Claim: 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. (David McNarry, 2019-02-05)
Evidence (2024-07-11): Farm business income across Northern Ireland is predicted to drop by 46%, according to figures released by DAERA The Ulster Farmers' Union said the fall was across all commodities as provisional figures...
Claim: 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. (David McNarry, 2019-02-05)
Evidence (2021-05-01): Ireland has an ageing farming population, and private pension coverage for Irish farmers is relatively low. According to IFAC, an expert team of accountants and financial advisors, as of 2019 62% of Irish farmers aged over 65 had no private pension. For Irish farmers aged between 40 and 65 years old, 52% either had no private pension or had a private pension that only covered one spouse.
Claim: 62% of income received by farmers in Northern Ireland comes from the European Union. (David McNarry, 2019-02-05)
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