There has been considerable coverage in the media about the Labour Government’s proposed cuts to disability benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit health support.  The Pathways to Work consultation outlines the Government’s proposals including: Scrapping the work capability assessment. Any extra financial support for health conditions in Universal Credit will therefore be solely based […]

Caoimhe’s entry into Joinery wasn’t always the plan! When she first signed up for Camp America, she wanted to do kayaking and canoeing. Needing to choose a third activity for the summer and because of Caoimhe’s GCSE in Technology & Design (T&D), she chose Woodwork. Once the camps noted that she had woodworking skills, they […]

Supplementary Consultation on Domestic Rating Measures In November 2023 the Department of Finance consulted on seven rates proposals including three in the domestic sector.  This supplementary consultation now builds on that process and the feedback provided to the Department. The two Domestic proposals being looked at by the Department in this supplementary consultation are: Increasing […]

WSN Policy Worker Siobhán Harding spoke at the second ever Women’s Parliament event held in Stormont in February 2025 about Consortium research on women and unpaid care.  Siobhán highlighted the research work carried out in partnership with Carers NI which showed that many women have given up work to care, decreased their working hours due […]

NIRWN in partnership with Community Foundation NI, Falls Women’s Centre and Reclaim the Agenda were winners of the NI Hummingbird Awards for Allyship for their work on the ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ project.   The award recognised the inclusion of rural women and the diversity of women across our region who were supported to […]