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NIRWN Step into 2026

NIRWN members kickstarted 2026 with our energising workshop ‘Step Into 2026’.   Members heard how to explore simple, effective ways for building new habits and staying focused in the year ahead.   Thank you to all our…
Campaigns Update

Cost of being Homeless

Homelessness is rising in Northern Ireland, with thousands of households presenting as homeless each year. Between April and September 2025 alone, more than 8,200 households reported homelessness. When people are homeless in Northern Ireland,…
WRDA and Menstruation Matters.

Toilet access is a human right, is it being restricted in your child’s school?

WRDA have teamed up with Menstruation Matters to launch a new survey to shed light on the issue of restricted bathroom access in schools across NI. The survey, closing at 5pm on Friday, 13th February 2026, seeks input from pupils, parents,…
Consultation Response

Consultation on Disability and Work: A Strategy for Northern Ireland

This Strategy set out the Department for Communities’ commitment to achieve better employment outcomes for disabled people, people with health conditions, and people who are neurodivergent.  In 2023/24 the employment rate for disabled people…
Campaigns Update

January Campaigning 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…
Campaigns Update

Finally, the scrapping of the two-child limit!

There are very few policy wins these days but the scrapping of the two-child limit is a really important one.  The scrapping of this cruel policy by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Autumn 2025 Budget has been the result of many years of…
Campaigns Update

January and February 2026 Funding Opportunities

Three new funds from the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland The Randal Foundation will offer grants to support grassroots activity that directly save or significantly improve lives. Grants of up to £3,000 available. The Inspiring Growth…
Campaigns Update

December 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…
Campaigns Update

Open Consultation: Consultation on Disability and Work: A Strategy for Northern Ireland

This Strategy sets out the Department for Communities’ commitment to achieve better employment outcomes for disabled people, people with health conditions, and people who are neurodivergent. In 2023/24 the employment rate for disabled people…
Campaigns Update

POLICY SUCCESS! Scrapping of the Two Child Limit

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP announced the scrapping of the two-child limit in Universal Credit in her Autumn Budget 2025 speech.  The two-child limit will be scrapped from April 2026.  This is testament to many years of campaigning by…

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