
Consultation on funding for the Employment Support Scheme
The Department for Communities has launched a consultation on funding for the Employment Support Scheme. It is seeking views on the potential equality implications arising from a proposal to cease funding for the Employment Support Scheme.…

Consultation launched on Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations
A consultation on proposed changes relating to the requirements for employers to publish information on the pay of male and female employees has been launched by the Department for Communities. These requirements show whether there are differences…

Review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant Eligibility Criteria
The Department of Education has launched a consultation on the options considered as part of the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants. This consultation looks at a number of options and has modelled the…

NEW RESEARCH – Women, Skills & Barriers to Work
The Women’s Regional Consortium’s latest research paper Women, Skills & Barriers to Work was launched in Shankill Shared Women’s Centre in December 2024.
The research contains the results of 10 focus group sessions and questionnaire…

2024 will be remembered for the launch of EVAWG Strategy
24 women murdered in NI since 2020 by men, making NI the second most dangerous country for women in Europe. So a VAWG strategy is very much welcomed. However, this didn’t come out of the blue as the women’s sector and especially the WPG…

Help the Alliance for Lifelong Learning Measure the Impact of Adult Learning
Summary of Research Proposal
The Department for the Economy has commissioned the Alliance for Lifelong Learning to carry out a short piece of research into Impact Measurement of Adult Education, with a particular focus on non-formal learning.…

NEW RESEARCH: Women, Skills & Barriers to Work
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A Case Study of FWIN: Community, Engagement and Policy in Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls
At Foyle Women’s Information Network (FWIN), our mission has always been to amplify the voices of women in the North West. In recent months, following violent attacks against women in Derry ~ Londonderry, we were faced with an urgent challenge…

Funding Opportunities for December 24 and January 25
December 2024
Scheme
Funder
Note
Date
Belfast City Council: Social Supermarket Support Fund
Belfast City Council
Application deadline 12pm (noon) on
6 Dec 2024
Young Gamechangers Fund
Co-operative…

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…