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| Poorer households get fuel credit | Poorer households get fuel credit |
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| Up to 100,000 vulnerable households are to get a one-off £150 fuel credit, as part of the Northern Ireland Executive's credit crunch package. | Up to 100,000 vulnerable households are to get a one-off £150 fuel credit, as part of the Northern Ireland Executive's credit crunch package. |
| Finance Minister Nigel Dodds told the assembly that the payment would be available to 65,000 households receiving income support. | Finance Minister Nigel Dodds told the assembly that the payment would be available to 65,000 households receiving income support. |
| A further 35,000 households will get pension credit against electricity bills, arriving next spring. | A further 35,000 households will get pension credit against electricity bills, arriving next spring. |
| He also announced measures to help small businesses with their rates. | |
| Business rates had been due to rise in line with inflation but they will now be frozen. | Business rates had been due to rise in line with inflation but they will now be frozen. |
| The measures were reached by Stormont ministers who have been discussing how to help people affected by the economic downturn. | The measures were reached by Stormont ministers who have been discussing how to help people affected by the economic downturn. |
| Mr Dodds made the announcements at a special assembly session to debate the executive's decisions. |