The weather in Northern Ireland has been so harsh. It’s hard to keep up with gas and electric during all these storms, in the month of January and on a very low income. There are government payments coming soon but wouldn’t it be better to have these in January when it’s much needed instead of a few months away? Also - we must ask the question / why do we need these payments or as I like to call them payoffs? It’s like silent money. Clearly it suggests we don’t have enough money to live on otherwise why would be getting these hand outs. It’s just simply ridiculous.