Campaigns: Guarantee our Essentials Siobhán is part of a campaign from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust calling for an Essentials Guarantee within Universal Credit. The Essentials Guarantee would embed in the social security system a principle that at a minimum Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. You can read […]
This Strategy sets out the Department for Communities’ commitment to achieve better employment outcomes for disabled people, people with health conditions, and people who are neurodivergent. In 2023/24 the employment rate for disabled people in Northern Ireland was 43.4% around half of the employment rate for people without disabilities (83.7%). The difference between these two […]
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP announced the scrapping of the two-child limit in Universal Credit in her Autumn Budget 2025 speech. The two-child limit will be scrapped from April 2026. This is testament to many years of campaigning by the women’s sector and the wider Community and Voluntary sector. The two-child limit has a greater […]
Siobhán has carried out a number of focus group for the next Consortium research paper which is on Women and Mental Health. The aim of the research is to highlight a number of areas: The problems with poor mental health in Northern Ireland. Women’s increased likelihood to experience poor mental health. The contributing factors to […]
Mid Ulster District Council Grant Aid Apply here. How much is available: Varies by scheme (Community Development, Irish Language Activity, Infrastructure, etc.) Who can apply: Organisations supporting local communities Deadline: 20 February 2026 at 12pm Music for All Community Projects Apply here. How much is available: Up to £1,500 or musical instruments Who can […]
Women’s Support Network Policy Worker, Siobhán Harding, has carried out a number of focus group for the next Consortium research paper which is on Women and Mental Health. The aim of the research is to highlight a number of areas: The problems with poor mental health in Northern Ireland. Women’s increased likelihood to experience poor […]
This Strategy sets out the Department for Communities’ commitment to achieve better employment outcomes for disabled people, people with health conditions, and people who are neurodivergent. In 2023/24 the employment rate for disabled people in Northern Ireland was 43.4% around half of the employment rate for people without disabilities (83.7%). The difference between these two […]
Campaigns: Guarantee our Essentials Siobhán is part of a campaign from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust calling for an Essentials Guarantee within Universal Credit. The Essentials Guarantee would embed in the social security system a principle that at a minimum Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. You can read […]
WOMEN’STEC is delighted to announce that our #NotJustForBoys (#NJFB) programme has been featured on BBC Children in Need, highlighting the impact of our work in empowering girls and young women to explore careers in construction, trades, and non-traditional sectors. The TV segment showcased participants Clodagh and Orlaith sharing their experiences, confidence-building moments, and hands-on learning in as […]
NIRWN @Women Breaking Barriers Team; Leon and Jacqui were in attendance at Stormont on Tuesday as NICVA launched a major new report from Pivotal at the All Party Group on the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). The report supports the work of NICVAs Economic Inactivity Coalition, a network of voluntary and community sector organisations delivering vital, community-led support […]
