NIRWN along with sector colleagues recently met with the AERA (Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) Committee at Discover CAFRE at Loughry, Cookstown. It is so important that Committees, and decision makers in general, move outside of Stormont estate and are accessible but also that they see where we work and live. It was great to […]
Winter has come and it can be the hardest of seasons for some to navigate, it’s not always cosy nights in and twinkling lights sometimes for some it’s just darkness. It’s brings the pressure of Christmas and for families with limited funds it feels impossible to create that magical Christmas spirit that we are constantly […]
A new wellbeing rights framework for mental health was launched on World Mental Health Day in the MAC Arts Centre, Belfast. The Give 5 framework, developed by the New Script for Mental Health campaign, is grounded in United Nations and World Health Organisation human rights standards. It is evidence based and highlights essential steps government […]
WRC is represented on the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland. The Coalition is becoming increasingly concerned about the looming cliff edge for the Benefit Cap mitigation. The Benefit Cap is a policy that limits the total amount of social security support that working-age […]
WSN is part of a coalition of organisations led by Inspire Wellbeing NI who have come together to host a one-stop shop service for the many impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis. The Cost of Living 24 campaign aims to make navigating community and voluntary services easy, local and accessible, thanks to a dedicated webpage and freephone number. […]
Siobhán continues to attend regular meetings of the Coalition of Carers which is chaired by Carers NI. The Coalition is made up of a number of organisations all working to highlight the key issues that carers are facing across Northern Ireland.
WRC 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 security system a principle that at a minimum Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. The Campaign is planning a number of […]
Alongside the draft Programme for Government a number of impact assessments have been drafted for consultation including an equality impact assessment, rural needs impact assessment and a child rights impact assessment. The draft Programme for Government aims to have wide reaching effects. It has the potential to impact on equality of opportunity and good relations, […]
The Women’s Regional Consortium’s latest research paper Women, Skills & Barriers to Work will be launched on Thursday 5th December @10am in Shankill Shared Women’s Centre, Belfast. The research contains the results of 10 focus group sessions and questionnaire engagement with 60 women on the reasons they are currently out of work, the barriers they […]
This consultation forms part of Government’s commitment to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay, as part of the plan to Make Work Pay, a significant and ambitious agenda to ensure workplace rights are fit for a modern economy, empower working people and deliver economic growth. The changes introduced within the Employment Rights Bill will mean that for some […]
