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NI Women’s Budget Group Holds Elected Representatives to Account on Cost Of Living Crisis

The Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group (NIWBG) has sent out letters to each MLA alerting them to the group’s concerns around the ongoing cost of living crisis and its disproportionate impact on women. This impact is detailed in each letter,…
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November Funding Opportunities

  NOVEMBER 2022 Scheme Funder Note Date Our Nature Grant Scheme The Linnean Society Application deadline midnight on 1 Nov 2022 Hedley Foundation Hedley Foundation Application deadline 6 weeks before 2…
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Cost-of-Living Crisis Solidarity Conference Hears Shocking Impact of Poverty in Northern Ireland

Crushed by the Cost-of-Living Crisis: The Time to Act is Now organised by Ulster University academic and anti-poverty campaigner, Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, the Women’s Support Network and the British Association of Social Workers NI and took place…
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Proposal to Publish RQIA Inspection Reports on Children’s Services

RQIA has launched a public consultation seeking views on proposals to publish its inspection reports on services for Children and Young People. The Consultation proposes that RQIA publish these inspection reports in an anonymised format,…
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Campaigns: Cost of Living Coalition

Siobhán continues to attend meetings of the Cost of Living Coalition Belfast.  This is a group of trade unionists, anti-poverty campaigners, environmentalists and activities who want to see action on cost of living issues. Siobhán has…
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Campaigns: Cost of Living Crisis Open Letter

Siobhán worked with Carers NI and National Energy Action NI on an open letter to Northern Ireland politicians highlighting concerns about the Cost of Living Crisis and the need for local politicians to restore the NI Assembly to take urgent…
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Campaigns: NI Child Payment

Siobhán continues to the meet with the working group for the Northern Ireland Child Payment Coalition.  The introduction of a NI Child Payment was a recommendation by the Gender Equality and Anti-Poverty Expert Panels and in the Feminist Recovery…
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Campaigns: Keep the Lifeline

Siobhán continues to attend meetings of Keep the Lifeline to discuss ways in which changes can be made to the social security system to help people through the Cost of Living Crisis.  The focus of the work of Keep the Lifeline is on the following…
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Campaigns: Crushed by the Cost of Living

Siobhán worked with Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick at the University of Ulster and Andy McClenaghan from the British Association of Social Workers to hold an event in Stormont called Crushed by the Cost of Living. The event brought together a range…
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Campaigns: Cliff Edge Coalition

Siobhán continues to work as part of the Working Group for the Cliff Edge Coalition on strengthening the welfare mitigations package in Northern Ireland. The focus of Cliff Edge work will now be on strengthening the mitigations package with…

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