Department of Communities tells the Nolan Show that a scheme to ease the pain of welfare reform cannot be extended without a Stormont minister

Can mitigation to ease the effect of Welfare Reform next year happen without ministers in Stormont? Not according to the department in charge. The Department of Communities has told the Nolan Show that "existing schemes cannot be extended in the absence of the Assembly". Stephen spoke to Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey and UUP MLA Andy Allen.