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Upcoming event with Women’s Centre Derry.

On Friday 7th March for International Women's Day. All organisations will be present with a table providing information about FREE services and support available for women. We would encourage all women and girls to attend. We feel it would be…
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WOMEN’STEC Featured in the Irish News!

‘Anything a boy can do, a girl can do better...’ - the Holy Cross girls learning to be builders, joiners and plumbers. We were delighted to be featured in the Irish News this week, highlighting our work with the incredible pupils of Holy…
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Motion on Gender Budgeting Passed in Assembly

On the 14th of January, a motion on gender budgeting was passed in the Assembly, a significant step in Northern Ireland’s gender budgeting journey. Put forward by the SDLP alongside a number of other motions relating to gender equality, the…
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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…
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February Funding Opportunities

February 2025 Scheme Funder Note Date Henry Moore Foundation Henry Moore Foundation Winter Opening Date 09:00 01 Feb 2025 Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Grant Round 1 -…
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Campaigns: Cliff Edge

Siobhán continues to attend meetings of the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland. The Coalition was pleased to hear that the Minister for Communities announced plans…
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Help with Health Costs Consultation

The Department of Health has issued a consultation on Help with Health Costs.  The purpose of this consultation is to outline the potential changes to the eligibility criteria for automatic support being provided under the Help with Health…
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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…