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Department for Social Development says hundreds of jobs to go | Department for Social Development says hundreds of jobs to go |
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The Department for Social Development has said it will have to cut hundreds of jobs due to spending cuts in the 2015/16 budget. | The Department for Social Development has said it will have to cut hundreds of jobs due to spending cuts in the 2015/16 budget. |
It said 350 jobs will have to go in the Social Security Agency in 2015/16 and at least 300 in the Housing Executive. | It said 350 jobs will have to go in the Social Security Agency in 2015/16 and at least 300 in the Housing Executive. |
A further 75 jobs are likely to go from central departmental functions. | |
Senior officials told a Stormont committee on Thursday that they hoped to make the job losses through voluntary redundancies. | |
A senior official told the DSD committee that the job losses in the Social Security Agency could lead to increased fraud and error in the benefits system. | |
Unveiling the budget last month, Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said it was "rooted in tough choices". | Unveiling the budget last month, Finance Minister Simon Hamilton said it was "rooted in tough choices". |
Some other executive departments have already outlined how they will deal with the spending cuts. | Some other executive departments have already outlined how they will deal with the spending cuts. |