August 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…
Open Consultations: Have your say
School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill
The Ad Hoc Committee on the School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill is considering the Bill. The School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill was introduced by the Committee for Education to the Assembly in June 2026 and passed…
Consortium research – Mental Health Matters for Women
The latest Consortium research paper ‘Mental Health Matters for Women’ has been published and is available on the Consortium’s website. The full report contains a wealth of evidence from women on the contributory factors to their poor…
Have your say! Consultation on the Warm Healthy Homes Fund
The Department for Communities is holding a 12-week public consultation on a new Warm Healthy Homes Fund for Northern Ireland.
This consultation seeks views on the Department’s proposed model for the delivery of energy efficiency measures…
Partner of someone with Prostate Cancer? Share your experience
UCD/IPCOR study was developed to explore the experiences, information needs and support needs of partners of people diagnosed with prostate cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Many eligible participants are women in rural communities…
July Campaigns Update
As we move into July, the Women’s Regional Consortium continues to work alongside partners and campaign groups to advocate for policies that tackle poverty, support carers, and strengthen social security protections for women and families…
Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: Call for Evidence
The government launched the Timms Review to try and ensure that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is fair and fit for the future in a changing world, and that it helps support disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards…
The Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill
The Education Committee published a call for evidence on the Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill. It seeks to restore the ‘Holiday Hunger’ payments which were made to those entitled to Free School Meals during holiday periods. These…
Right to Food UK Commission Call for Evidence
The Right to Food UK Commission’s call for evidence on a Right to Food law sought to consider the following:
The extent and nature of food insecurity across the UK, including the various nations and regions and specific localities
The…
Open Consultation: Warm Healthy Homes Fund
The Department for Communities is consulting on the Warm Healthy Homes Fund. This is an energy efficiency scheme to improve warmth, health and energy affordability of low-income households in the owner-occupier and private rented sectors. …
