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. …
Women’s Regional Consortium calls for urgent action on food insecurity and a legally enforceable Right to Food
The Women’s Regional Consortium has submitted evidence to the Right to Food UK Commission, highlighting how women in Northern Ireland are being forced to skip meals, go without essentials and carry the burden of food insecurity as household…
Open Consultations
Right to Food UK Commission Call for Evidence
The Right to Food UK Commission is collecting evidence and lived experiences regarding feeding families and communities in the UK. They are inviting written evidence in the following areas:
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NIRWN delivers Gender Budgeting workshop
Introduction to Gender Budgeting workshop, delivered by NIRWN on behalf of the Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group and Ulster University took place.
We were delighted to welcome women from organisations, community groups and local communities…
