The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed on a draft anti-poverty strategy, with First Minister Michelle O'Neill suggesting it could be improved. Despite potential differences, O'Neill emphasized no tension exists between Sinn Fein and the DUP regarding its contents. The strategy aims to tackle long-standing issues of social exclusion and was overdue, as a court recently found the Executive in breach of its legal obligation to adopt it. The consultations ahead aim to refine the plan further, ensuring its relevance to current societal needs.
An anti-poverty strategy was first committed to 18 years ago with the aim of reducing social exclusion and deprivation.
Speaking on Thursday, he said the draft strategy had been 'updated to reflect the circumstances that we find ourselves in'.
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