The Department of Work and Pensions has issued this Green Paper which is exploring how the benefit system can better meet the needs of disabled people and those with long term health conditions and the ways in which the welfare system can help people within these groups both now and in the future, to build […]
The Department of Health invites those with lived experience to share their views on the key priorities which should be included in the development of an autism strategy for 2023-2028. You may be an autistic person or a family member or carer of someone who has an autism diagnosis or waiting for an assessment. You […]
September 2021 Scheme Funder Note Date Wolfson Foundation: Health & Disability Wolfson Foundation Round 2: Stage 2 Application deadline 1 Sep 2021 Kelly Family Charitable Trust Kelly Family Charitable Trust Closing Date 1 Sep 2021 George Best Belfast City Airport: Community Fund George Best City Airport Community Fund 2nd Annual Opening Date 1 Sep 2021 […]
Would you like the chance to influence future policy on major issues that will shape your rural community? DAERA’s Draft Rural Policy Framework is an opportunity for you to express your views on what is needed and help shape the future of rural policy in your area so it is important that as many people […]
Siobhán continues to work with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and a coalition of other organisations on the Keep the Lifeline campaign to keep the pressure on Westminster Government not to cut the £20 per week increase to Universal Credit scheduled for October. As part of this work JRF are working to raise awareness of […]
The Department for the Economy launched a consultation on a Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland with the ambition for a decade of innovation which aims to deliver a ten times better economy with benefits for all people. The objectives are to address skills imbalances, create a culture of lifelong learning and enhance digital skills. Siobhán […]
The Minister for Communities, Deirdre Hargey MLA, has appointed an independent panel to carry out a review of the Discretionary Support scheme. They have been asked to identify areas of improvement and to make recommendations to the Department for Communities for policy change. The panel are considering different aspects of the scheme including: The policy […]
Climate Change is one of the most challenging issues facing our society, and how we address it will have implications for how we live, work and travel. It is a global problem and many countries around the world have, in recent years, introduced laws and strategies to reduce emissions from greenhouse gases (GHG) that are […]
Led by the National Women’s Council (NWC), The Women’s Forum aims to address the under-representation of women and further develop women’s role in peacebuilding and civic society. Funded through the Department of Foreign Affairs Reconciliation Fund, the Women’s Forum will also support building sustainable North South links, provide a space for marginalised communities, and build better […]
Siobhán Harding (Policy worker with our Consortium Partner organisation Women’s Support Network) continues to work with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and a coalition of other organisations on the Keep the Lifeline campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to keep the pressure on Westminster Government not to cut the £20 per week increase to […]
