We know from our research work that women often bear the brunt of poverty in their homes as we have detailed in Section 2.0 of this response. Women often act as the shock absorbers of poverty going without heat, food and other essentials to protect their children and family members when money is tight. The […]
NIRWN in partnership with PL20NI (20 Years of the Polish Community in NI) will be running a five-week programme, 11pm – 1pm in Armagh City and it is free to participate. The venue is still to be chosen but will be accessible to all. Tuesday 4th March 11am – 1pm, Tuesday 18th March, Tuesday […]
On Friday 7th March for International Women’s Day. All organisations will be present with a table providing information about FREE services and support available for women. We would encourage all women and girls to attend. We feel it would be very beneficial for secondary schools and youth organisations to bring young girls along. This event […]
‘Anything a boy can do, a girl can do better…’ – the Holy Cross girls learning to be builders, joiners and plumbers. We were delighted to be featured in the Irish News this week, highlighting our work with the incredible pupils of Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School as part of our #NotJustForBoys programme. The article […]
On the 14th of January, a motion on gender budgeting was passed in the Assembly, a significant step in Northern Ireland’s gender budgeting journey. Put forward by the SDLP alongside a number of other motions relating to gender equality, the motion read: That this Assembly recognises the role of gender-responsive budgeting in addressing systemic gender […]
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 […]
February 2025 Scheme Funder Note Date Henry Moore Foundation Henry Moore Foundation Winter Opening Date 09:00 01 Feb 2025 Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Grant Round 1 – The Arts: Improving Access opens 01 Feb 2025 European Youth Foundation: Pilot Activity European Youth Foundation Application deadline 01 Feb 2025 CABWI […]
Siobhán continues to attend meetings of the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland. The Coalition was pleased to hear that the Minister for Communities announced plans to bring forward legislation to extend the existing protections against the Benefit Cap beyond 31st March 2025. The Cliff […]
The Department of Health has issued a consultation on Help with Health Costs. The purpose of this consultation is to outline the potential changes to the eligibility criteria for automatic support being provided under the Help with Health Costs scheme for Universal Credit recipients. The deadline for comments is Monday 10th March and is available […]
The Department of Finance has issued a consultation on the draft budget for 2025-26. The Draft 2025/26 Budget sets out the proposed funding for all the different Government departments for the financial year. The NI Executive is encouraging people to get involved in the Draft Budget consultation and have their say on how to prioritise […]
