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(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Motion on Gender Budgeting Passed in Assembly

On the 14th of January, a motion on gender budgeting was passed in the Assembly, a significant step in Northern Ireland’s gender budgeting journey. Put forward by the SDLP alongside a number of other motions relating to gender equality, the…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

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…
Funding

February Funding Opportunities

February 2025 Scheme Funder Note Date Henry Moore Foundation Henry Moore Foundation Winter Opening Date 09:00 01 Feb 2025 Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Grant Round 1 -…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Campaigns: Cliff Edge

Siobhán continues to attend meetings of the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland. The Coalition was pleased to hear that the Minister for Communities announced plans…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Help with Health Costs Consultation

The Department of Health has issued a consultation on Help with Health Costs.  The purpose of this consultation is to outline the potential changes to the eligibility criteria for automatic support being provided under the Help with Health…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Draft Budget 2025-26 Consultation

The Department of Finance has issued a consultation on the draft budget for 2025-26.  The Draft 2025/26 Budget sets out the proposed funding for all the different Government departments for the financial year.  The NI Executive is encouraging…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Consultation on a new Fuel Poverty Strategy for Northern Ireland

The Department for Communities is consulting on a new Fuel Poverty Strategy for Northern Ireland.  The draft Fuel Poverty Strategy proposes a framework for addressing fuel poverty and its impacts. Fuel poverty is the inability of a household…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Consultation on policy changes to the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Scheme

The Department for Communities is consulting about policy changes to the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Scheme, to limit the annual Winter Fuel Payment in Northern Ireland to pensioners in receipt of Pension Credit or other means tested benefits. The…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Holiday Hunger Survey

Sinn Fein have launched a Private Members Bill on Holiday Hunger.  This Private Members’ Bill (PMB) is about legislating to provide direct support to children and young people entitled to free school meals and their families throughout school…
(Participants and their finished pieces alongside the joinery team at the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division.)

Heritage Skills in Action with WOMEN’STEC and #NotJustForBoys

WOMEN’STEC and #NotJustForBoys were delighted to take part in another Heritage Skills Joinery. Taster Day, hosted by the Department for Communities’ (DfC) Historic Environment Division. This incredible event offered participants the…

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