Welfare Mitigations Report Due by February 2022
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced the appointment of an Independent Advisory Panel to review welfare mitigation measures in the north. The Independent Advisory Panel will be chaired by Les Allamby, former Chief Commissioner of…
WPG NI Response to Justice Committee Call for Evidence: Justice (Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Victims) Bill
Within the Feminist Recovery Plan (FRP) launched in 2020, the WPG provided a comprehensive overview of the severe impact of the gender-based violence on women and used this evidence to make various recommendations to policymakers. The issues,…
WPG NI Response to Health Committee Call for Evidence: Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill November 2021
The NI Women’s Policy Group support and welcome the introduction of safe access zones in Northern Ireland. The introduction of these zones through this Bill are necessary in order to fully implement CEDAW’s recommendation to: “protect…
Feminist Recovery Plan Engagement Update
Since it was first published in July 2020, the WPG Feminist Recovery Plan has served as a highly effective lobbying tool and a comprehensive, representative evidence base for the Women’s Policy Group and the women’s sector more generally.…
Campaign Update – Keep the Lifeline
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 to reinstate the £20/week increase to Universal Credit…
Campaign Update – Cliff Edge Coalition
Siobhán continues to work with the Cliff Edge Coalition on their Working Group to take forward and lobby for the extension and strengthening of the mitigations package in Northern Ireland. The Coalition is continuing to campaign to Close…
Stormont Executive must provide more support for isolated rural women
Northern Ireland’s rural women met at Stormont today to demand more support from the Executive to tackle social isolation and improve access to support services.
Louise Coyle, Director of Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network (NIRWN)…
New Research on Women and Debt – We Want to Hear from You!
Siobhán is starting work on a new research paper looking at the issue of women and debt. This is a follow-up to a previous paper Making Ends Meet published in February 2020. This research paper will look at the impact of the pandemic on debt…
November Funding Opportunities
November 2021
Scheme
Funder
Note
Date
CRC Community Relations/Cultural Diversity Grant
Community Relations Council
1st Nov 2021
Asda Foundation: Bringing Communities Back Together
ASDA Foundation
Application…
Universal Credit Cut Turns the Lights Out
Press Release Embargo: 00:01am 6th October 2021
Universal Credit Cut Turns the Lights Out
Today sees the biggest ever overnight cut to the social security system with a £20/week cut to…