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Hospital reconfiguration framework – public events

The Department of Health is inviting people to attend a series of public events as part of the consultation on the hospital reconfiguration framework. The consultation, “Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcomes”, was launched…
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School Uniform Focus group

NIRWN will be hosting a rural focus group on Free School Meals and Uniform Grants.  Siobhán Harding, Women’s Support Network will be facilitation the focus group to listen to and gather the views and experiences of rural women so they can…
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4th National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security

NIRWN represented rural women working with the Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland on the Irish government’s fourth National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security. We attended a Civil Society consultation online and followed up with…
Campaigns Update

Campaigns Update January 2025

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…
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Upcoming Consultations

Review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant Eligibility Criteria Closing Friday 14th February 2025 Find out more here. Consultation launched on Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations Closing Friday 14th February 2025 Find out…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Holiday Hunger Survey

Sinn Féin 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…
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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.…

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