4k claiming ESA
OVER four thousand people in Londonderry are claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
The benefit is available to people who are ill or disabled and whether they are employed or unemployed.
According to Benefits Minister Nelson McCausland, 4,440 people were claiming it in the city last November.
The information was provided at Stormont following a query from Londonderry MLA Mark H. Durkan.