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08/10/08 - Benefit Fraud Weekly Review
Man with property convicted. Read more in the weekly review.
06/10/08 - Ritchie welcomes private finance boost for Co-Ownership Scheme
Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA welcomed the news that the Co-Ownership Scheme has secured private finance.
06/10/08 - Value for money now topping the housing agenda- Ritchie
Taxpayer’s money will now build more houses than before, as a result of Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie’s new housing procurement strategy.
06/10/08 - Minister Ritchie announces £3 million Regeneration Scheme
The scheme will be Partnerhip between the DSD, Roads Service and Down District Council.
02/10/08 - Urgent clearance for fuel poverty package now needed - Ritchie
Margaret Ritchie the Minister for Social Development has indicated her intention to push ahead with her recommendations for tackling Fuel Poverty this winter.
01/10/08 - Ritchie views £8million regeneration exhibition in Derry
Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA, viewed a public exhibition of the £8million regeneration scheme for Guildhall Square and Waterloo Place in Derry City Centre.
01/10/08 - Ritchie welcomes completion of £1.1million upgrade of Derry city centre streets
Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA officially announced the completion of works to transform the Newmarket and Linenhall Street area of Derry.
30/09/08 - New payments for mesothelioma sufferers
Legislation for a new scheme to provide financial support to sufferers of mesothelioma within weeks of diagnosis comes into effect on 1 October.

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