Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill
Siobhán has completed an online response and a written response on behalf of the Consortium to the Committee for the Economy’s consultation on the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill. The Consortium’s response welcomed the proposals for…
Consultation Open: Draft Budget 2022 – 2025
The NI Executive is now consulting on a Draft Budget for 2022 – 2025.
The consultation questions have been designed to seek views and comments on the key matters contained within the Draft Budget. They are broken into three areas.
Funding…
Call for Views – Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy and Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy
The Department of Justice has issued two Calls for Views on issues to help inform the content, themes and overall direction of a new Domestic and Sexual Abuse strategy and a Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
On the Equally Safe Strategy,…
Responses Wanted: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Corporate Plan
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland are consulting on their Corporate Plan for 2022-2025. The draft plan sets out five strategic priorities to guide their work for this period of time. The five areas are:
Working for a stronger…
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;…