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Engagement Survey on Welfare Supplementary Payment Schemes

The Department for Communities has published a survey on how the current Welfare Supplementary Payment Schemes (WSPs) are working to help inform decisions on any future welfare mitigation package. Please note that WSPs refer to important…
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Upcoming 4 Nations Conference: Care, Women, and a New Economy

NI Women's Budget Group are delighted to share our upcoming 4 Nations Conference: Care, Women, and a New Economy, an event co-hosted by the NI Women’s Budget Group, the Wales Women’s Budget Group, the Scottish Women’s Budget Group, and…
NI women's budget group.

Campaigns: Coalition of Carers

Siobhán continues to attend regular meetings of the Coalition of Carers which is chaired by Carers NI.  The Coalition is made up of a number of organisations all working to highlight the key issues that carers are facing across Northern I…
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Campaigns: Cliff Edge Coalition

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 removal of the two-child limit is a key ask of the Cliff Edge Campaign. …
NI women's budget group.

Campaigns: Cost of Living 24

Siobhán is part of a coalition of organisations led by Inspire Wellbeing NI who have come together to host a one-stop shop service for the many impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis.  The Cost of Living 24 campaign aims to make navigating…
NI women's budget group.

Campaigns: Guarantee our Essentials

Through the engagement of WSN, The Consortium 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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Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consulted on changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as it has been 10 years since it has been introduced. The Green Paper explored changes that could be made to the current PIP system including…
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The ‘Good Jobs’ Employment Rights Bill Consultation

The Department for the Economy are consulting on proposals to strengthen employment rights legislation and increase the number of working age people in ‘Good Jobs’.  The consultation covers a wide range of possible improvements to employment…
NI women's budget group.

Domestic Abuse – Safe Leave Consultation

The Department for the Economy are consulting about the introduction of regulations to entitle employees who are the victims of domestic abuse up to 10 days paid safe leave in each leave year so that they can deal with issues related to that…
NI women's budget group.

School Uniform Policy Consultation

The Department of Education are consulting on plans to introduce statutory guidance so that all school governing bodies will be required to review their school uniform policy and ensure that costs are manageable for parents/carers.  The consultation…

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