NI Catholics still facing inequality in jobs and housing

Catholics in the North still face inequality in employment and housing, according to a report due to be published today by a leading human rights watchdog.

The report from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) says Catholics are still less likely to be employed and have to wait longer for council housing.

It also says the poorest members of society in the North, both Catholic and Protestant, are worse off than they were a decade ago.

The CAJ has concluded that British government policies are actually tailored towards saving money rather than genuinely addressing inequality and poverty.