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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…

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…

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…

Department of Education Consultation on Period Products (Free Provision) Regulations

The Department for Education is consulting on the Period Products (Free Provision) Regulations. The Department is not seeking views on whether free period products should be widely available to the public as that is already provided for in legislation.…

New Research: Women Living with Debt

The Consortium’s research paper on ‘Women Living with Debt’ has been published and Siobhán has released the findings, recommendations and quotes from the women on social media over a number of weeks. Siobhán continues to use the findings…

Campaigns Update: 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…

Campaigns Update: 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…

Campaigns Update: Crushed by the Cost of Living

Siobhán has been working with Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick at the University of Ulster and Andy McClenaghan from the British Association of Social Workers, both Cliff Edge working group members to organise a Cost of Living Crisis event at Stormont. …

Campaigns Update: 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…

Open Consultations: Department for Education Period Products (Free Provision) Regulations

The Department for Education is consulting on the Period Products (Free Provision) Regulations. The Department is not seeking views on whether free period products should be widely available to the public as that is already provided for in legislation.…