This month, the Women’s Regional Consortium continues to engage in a range of collaborative campaigns aimed at addressing key social and economic challenges facing women and families across Northern Ireland. Through active participation in partnerships such as the Coalition of Carers and the Cost of Living 24 initiative, as well as ongoing involvement in the Cliff Edge Coalition, the Consortium is working alongside sectoral partners to advocate for improved support, raise awareness of critical issues, and ensure that accessible information and services are available to those most in need.
Campaigns: Coalition of Carers
Siobhán continues to attend regular meetings of the Coalition of Carers which is chaired by Carers NI. The Coalition is made up of a number of organisations all working to highlight the key issues that carers are facing across Northern Ireland.
Campaigns: Cost of Living 24
Siobhán is part of a coalition of organisations led by Inspire Wellbeing NI who have come together to host a one-stop shop service for the many impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis. The Cost of Living 24 campaign aims to make navigating community and voluntary services easy, local and accessible, thanks to a dedicated webpage and freephone number. The partnership provides information and advice on a range of subjects: benefits and entitlements, fuel and child poverty, affordable childcare and housing. It also signposts to foodbanks in towns and cities throughout Northern Ireland.
Cost of Living 24 offers support and information via:
Webpage: www.communitywellbeing.info/cost-of-living-24 (Or search ‘Community Wellbeing Cost of Living 24’)
Freephone: 0808 189 0036
Webchat: www.communitywellbeing.info
Campaigns: Cliff Edge
Siobhán continues to attend meetings of the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland.
Cliff Edge are delighted to see the scrapping of the two-child limit which has had bigger impacts in Northern Ireland due to larger family sizes here. This has been the result of years of campaigning on this issue and the Cliff Edge Coalition are pleased to finally see one of its key campaigning asks achieved.
