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Poverty & Disability: The Pathways to Work Seminar

NIRWN attended the Joseph Rowntree Foundation at Ulster University for seminar on “Poverty & Disability: The Pathways to Work” where we discussed the anticipated impact in NI of the UK Government’s Pathways to Work Green Paper and explored operational and policy options and the impact of changes to Disability benefits. NIRWN travelled to Co Down […]

Pillars for Peacebuilding Toolkit launch

The Women’s Spaces team along with all four project partners (Women’s Platform, WRDA, NIRWN and WSN) would like to invite NIRWN members to the launch of our new digital toolkit Pillars for Peacebuilding, a toolkit on women’s activism in Northern Ireland.  This toolkit has been funded by the DFA Reconciliation Fund. The team are very […]

Farrans Construction Supports Hands-On Learning at St Patrick’s Primary School, Hilltown

WOMEN’STEC wants to extend a big thank you to the team at Farrans Construction for their fantastic support and collaboration on a recent project with St Patrick’s Primary School, Hilltown. Together, we worked with a brilliant group of students as part of our Promoting Opportunities Programme, #NotJustForBoys. They rolled up their sleeves and got involved […]

The Department for the Economy (DfE) has published a public consultation on modernisation and reform of Credit Unions.

Minister for the Economy, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA, has formally launched a public consultation on modernisation and reform of Credit Unions. DfE officials have co-designed the proposed policy changes with Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) and Ulster Federation of Credit Unions (UFCU).  Views are now sought on priorities for legislation and assisting credit unions […]

Pathways Plus: Apprenticeship Inclusion Challenge Fund Success!

We’re thrilled to announce that WOMEN’STEC has been awarded a grant from the Department for the Economy’s Apprenticeship Inclusion Challenge Fund for our Pathways Plus project. This initiative is all about breaking down barriers and boosting support for women in construction and  construction-related apprenticeships across Derry~Londonderry, Newry, and Belfast. Construction is a traditionally male-dominated industry, […]

Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper – Department for Work & Pensions Consultation

There has been considerable coverage in the media about the Labour Government’s proposed cuts to disability benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit health support.  The Pathways to Work consultation outlines the Government’s proposals including: Scrapping the work capability assessment. Any extra financial support for health conditions in Universal Credit will therefore be solely based […]

Supplementary Consultation on Domestic Rating Measures

In November 2023 the Department of Finance consulted on seven rates proposals including three in the domestic sector.  This supplementary consultation now builds on that process and the feedback provided to the Department. The two Domestic proposals being looked at by the Department in this supplementary consultation are: Increasing the maximum capital value cap (the […]

Caoimhe’s Journey to Apprentice of the Year! WOMEN’STEC sat down with Caoimhe Sherlock and Gerard Keenan of CFM to chat about Caoimhe’s journey.

Caoimhe’s entry into Joinery wasn’t always the plan! When she first signed up for Camp America, she wanted to do kayaking and canoeing. Needing to choose a third activity for the summer and because of Caoimhe’s GCSE in Technology & Design (T&D), she chose Woodwork. Once the camps noted that she had woodworking skills, they […]

Campaigns Update

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 […]