{"id":1770,"date":"2022-02-04T11:22:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T11:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/government-must-stop-dithering-on-cost-of-living-crisis\/"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T11:22:29","slug":"government-must-stop-dithering-on-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/government-must-stop-dithering-on-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Must Stop Dithering On Cost-Of-Living Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The measures the government introduces must be targeted at those who need the assistance most\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The government must stop dithering and take immediate action to tackle the cost of living crisis, according to Social Democrats Climate Spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost-of-living crisis seems to have come as a surprise to the government, which is now scrambling to come up with ideas to insulate workers and families from soaring prices. The sole measure they announced before Christmas \u2013 the \u20ac100 electricity credit \u2013 will be of no assistance to families until at least March or April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not good enough. Then government must act now \u2013 and there are measures that could immediately be implemented to provide some relief to those most vulnerable to these price shocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Social Democrats\u2019 alternative budget, we recommended that core social welfare rates \u2013 which had not been increased since 2019 &#8211; should increase by \u20ac10. The paltry \u20ac5 increase, the government opted to introduce, was a slap in the face to those on fixed incomes, like pensioners, struggling to make ends meet. The government must immediately increase welfare rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOther measures that could be taken now include: doubling the Exceptional and Urgent Needs Scheme so that low-income families are not pushed into energy poverty; extend the fuel allowance from 28 weeks to 32 weeks; remove the waiting list which exists for those on job seekers\u2019 allowance before they can avail of the fuel allowance; and extend the moratorium on disconnections beyond March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe measures the government introduces must be targeted at those who need the assistance most. There are ways this can be done very speedily. 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