Housing Supply Consultation Open
Following the Consortium’s response to the Call for Evidence on a new Housing Supply Strategy for Northern Ireland the Department for Communities has now launched a public consultation entitled “Housing Supply Strategy: 2022-2037.”
Siobhán…
Have Your Say: Women and Debt
Siobhán has now completed five in-person focus group sessions and one online focus group session across Northern Ireland gathering information and evidence on the debts women have, why they need to borrow and the impact of the pandemic, rising…
January Funding Opportunities
January 2022
Scheme
Funder
Note
Date
National Allotment Gardens Trust Award
National Allotment Gardens Trust
Application deadline
1 Jan 2022
R V W Trust
R V W Trust
General application deadline
2 Jan 2022
Wolfson…
Rural Impact Assessment for TEO’s Recovery Plan Makes No Reference to Rural Women
This is an excerpt from WRDA Briefing on TEO Engagement with the Women's Sector and TEO Covid-19 Recovery Plan
The rural impact assessment for TEO’s Recovery Plan makes no reference to rural women or the need to take targeted action to…
Have Your Say – Welfare Mitigations Review
NIRWN’s organisation Director Louise Coyle has been appointed as a panel member to the Welfare Mitigations Review Panel. If you, or anyone you know, who may be in receipt of Universal Credit and would like to share their experiences (anonymously…
What are they talking about anyway? NIRWN’s Jargon busting workshop
9th Dec @ 11am
Ever despaired at the news and wondered ‘What are they talking about anyway?’ then this is the workshop for you.
The UK exit from the EU has the potential to impact on the rights we currently enjoy and take for granted;…
December Funding Opportunities
December 2021
Scheme
Funder
Note
Date
Culture Ireland: Regular Grants and Showcases
Culture Ireland
Regular Grants Application Deadline
1 Dec 2021
NIHE: Social Enterprise Plus Programme
The Northern Ireland…
Women Versus Covid
Since March 2020 women have had a war on their hands, one that they never saw coming. This was going to impact on their lives in every way humanly possible and no-one was going to be exempt. This battle has taken away their safety, livelihood,…
NIRWN’s work on the UK Exit from the EU and the NI/Ireland Protocol continues
NIRWN recently met with the NI Secretary of State Brandon Lewis MP along with other civic society organisations and Louise Coyle, NIRWN Director chaired a Civic society discussion with the UK/EU Joint Chair Maroš Šefčovič MEP.
The key…
Women In Debt: Research Participants Wanted
Siobhán has started work on a new research paper looking at the issue of women and debt. This is a follow-up to a previous paper Making Ends Meet published in February 2020.
This research paper will look at the issue of debt for low-income…