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 security system a principle that at a minimum Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. The Campaign is […]
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on whether eligibility for the Healthy Start scheme should be extended to include others who are prevented from accessing public funds due to immigration controls. The Department of Health and Social Care is particularly interested in views from: those with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) […]
The Department for the Economy are consulting on proposals to strengthen employment rights legislation and increase the number of working age people in ‘Good Jobs’. The consultation covers a wide range of possible improvements to employment legislation aimed at modernising employment rights. The consultation is seeking views on the terms of employment, pay and benefits, […]
The Department for the Economy are consulting about the introduction of regulations to entitle employees who are the victims of domestic abuse up to 10 days paid safe leave in each leave year so that they can deal with issues related to that abuse. The Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (NI) 2022 is an important […]
The Department of Education are consulting on plans to introduce statutory guidance so that all school governing bodies will be required to review their school uniform policy and ensure that costs are manageable for parents/carers. The consultation is seeking views on their approach and what should be contained within any statutory guidance particularly around the […]
Work has started on the write up of the Consortium’s next research paper on Women, Skills and Barriers to Work. This follows a series of focus groups with women to discuss the issues around skills and the barriers they faced taking part in training and getting back to work. Unfortunately the writing work on the […]
The Northern Ireland Executive has published the draft Programme for Government 2024-2027 ‘Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most’ The draft Programme for Government 2024-2027 ‘Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most’ has been subject to an equality screening exercise. An Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA), Child Rights Impact Assessment and Rural Needs Impact Assessment have also been prepared. […]
NIRWN’s Director Louise and Engagement Officer Paula were delighted to attend the launch at the Stormont Estate on Monday 16th September. Thank you to NIRWN members who responded to surveys and attended focus groups to share their views. NIRWN worked hard to ensure the unique experiences and challenges of rural women were considered in the […]
September 2024 Scheme Funder Note Date Kelly Family Charitable Trust Kelly Family Charitable Trust Application deadline 1 Sep 2024 Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Round 4 opens 1 Sep 2024 Hoodie Hut: Hoodies for Charity Hoodie Hut Application deadline 1 Sep 2024 Wolfson Foundation: Heritage, Humanities & the Arts Wolfson […]
It’s that time of year where everything is happening at once, parents are scurrying around preparing for children returning to school for another year. Having to juggle work, childcare, uniforms prep, school meals forms and everything between to ensure that the transition is as seamless is an almighty task. If you’re a parent who also […]
