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A couple of days left to get your submissions in for our first conference with keynote @ruthpatrick0. We are aiming for it to be a really informal and friendly conference that helps develop discussions on social security across the Island of Ireland.
A couple of days left to get your submissions in for our first conference with keynote @ruthpatrick0. We are aiming for it to be a really informal and friendly conference that helps develop discussions on social security across the Island of Ireland.
Our latest research, Women, Unpaid Care & Employment includes a wealth of feedback from women who took part in focus group sessions. Siobhán from @WSN_NI will continue to work with Carers NI on lobbying for the recommendations in the report Find out more buff.ly/49EkxRx
Unpaid carers continue to be disproportionately represented at our food banks and this will be the case until interventions like the carers allowance are fit for purpose.
Unpaid carers continue to be disproportionately represented at our food banks and this will be the case until interventions like the carers allowance are fit for purpose.
🗣️ “I don’t know how I was living.” When Siobhan had to quit her job to care for her dad, they were both left with no income. They had to turn to a food bank just to survive. Listen to Siobhan share their story and what needs to change to build a better future. 💚
The new Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook is out this week. Written by our team of over 20 experts, this is the must-have guide to the social security system. Order now: bit.ly/3vjaXFu
Nobody in the UK should have to go without food. We’re campaigning for long-term change to make sure everyone can afford life’s essentials. But until we get there, food banks are there to support people on the lowest incomes. Here’s how food banks work. 👇 💚
Reminder - especially during a busy patch for us: ➡️NO ONE SHOULD NEED TO USE A FOODBANK⬅️ Times are still tough for people: Bills rising. ↗️ Essentials staying stubbornly high. ⬆️ Petrol back up. ⬆️ Something has got to give and Foodbanks are NOT the long term answer.
People on the lowest incomes often know exactly where every penny goes. But you can't budget with money you don't have. And right now, people don't have enough income for the essentials in the first place.
Housing Rights staff and board members recently gathered for an internal soft launch of our new Strategic Plan, and to celebrate 60 years of Housing Rights. We also recognised the contribution from staff who have given such long lengths of service, and we celebrated with cake.
We are delighted to be supporting this event. Registration details below ⤵️
We are delighted to be supporting this event. Registration details below ⤵️
One of the main drivers of hunger in Northern Ireland is the design and delivery of the social security system. The two-child limit must be removed.
One of the main drivers of hunger in Northern Ireland is the design and delivery of the social security system. The two-child limit must be removed.
🚨 We've launched a petition calling on the Communities Minister to increase the value of Carer's Allowance! 46% of recipients are living in poverty and are having to use food banks, turn their heating off & take on debt to get by. ✍️ Sign the petition: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…
🩺❌ People on Universal Credit are having to go without medication and miss doctors appointments due to a lack of money. This isn't right. On #WorldHealthDay, we're calling for our social security system to support us all to live a healthy, dignified life. 💚
☀️ Just a Friendly Reminder - O P E N I N G - H O U R S ! 🕒 Our food bank is here to keep your days sunny and your bellies full! Take note of our regular opening hours above and drop by whenever you need a little extra help; or if you’d simply like to donate some food 🍲
📝 Writing your food shopping list? If you can, please add a few extra items to donate to your local food bank. Every item donated makes a real difference and helps the food banks in our network support people in their communities. 💚
🆘 IMPORTANT!!! Over the last 3 months, we have given out TWICE as much food as has been donated, and it's UNSUSTAINABLE. Could you help us? Could you buy an extra item and drop it into one of our connected stores or bring to our warehouse? Please pass this on Thank you💚
School holidays, like the Easter break, can be a difficult time for people facing hardship. The food shop becomes more expensive and activities to keep the kids entertained can be costly. This isn't right. Every family should be able to afford the essentials year round. 💚
Thank you to everyone who donated Easter eggs to their local food bank! 🐣💚 Small treats can mean a lot when you're going through a tough time, and your egg-cellent donations are going into emergency food parcels this weekend to help spread a bit of extra joy. 👏 #HappyEaster
The Northern Ireland Poverty and Income Inequality Report (2022-23) is released. ➡️ Read more: communities-ni.gov.uk/news/northern-…
🌼 This Easter season, let's spread kindness by donating pasta sauces, coffee, rice, tinned veg, & fruit juices to our local Foodbank! Find donation spots on our pages. Your support makes a world of difference! 💕 #EasterGiving #CommunitySupport 🍝☕🍚🥫🍊
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Smartmove Housing NI @SmartmoveNI
297 Followers 502 Following Award winning charitable Project offering advice, support and access to the Private Rented Sector to people that are homeless and in acute need of housing.
Karen Mullan @k_mullan
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Fermanagh Trust @FermanaghTrust
3K Followers 2K Following County Fermanagh's Community Foundation, supporting community & voluntary endeavour & making Fermanagh a better place. Based at @FermanaghHouse
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Parenting Focus @ParentingFocus_
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@Helen_Barnard If a welfare benefit was being explicitly designed to cause hardship, you couldn’t do a better job than Carer’s Allowance. Total cakeism - ‘it’s not an income replacement’ but eligibility is tied so closely to an ever-more-ineffective income cap.
So proud of my colleagues @C_Fitz_ and Mark Simpson @UlsterLawClinic who will be working with colleagues across 7 UK universities and with @resfoundation & @CPAGUK to understand the impact of devolution on #SocialSecurity. Well done to @NuffieldFound for funding this vital work.
📢 Big & exciting news! 📢 So excited to work with such an amazing team to examine devolved social security across the four nations @UlsterLawClinic @UlsterUni @UlsterUniSchLaw.
A couple of days left to get your submissions in for our first conference with keynote @ruthpatrick0. We are aiming for it to be a really informal and friendly conference that helps develop discussions on social security across the Island of Ireland.
A reminder that we are still accepting presentation concepts until this Friday, so 2 days to go. We really encourage diverse participants/presenters from NGOs, activists and those with a focus on lived experience.
Our latest research, Women, Unpaid Care & Employment includes a wealth of feedback from women who took part in focus group sessions. Siobhán from @WSN_NI will continue to work with Carers NI on lobbying for the recommendations in the report Find out more buff.ly/49EkxRx
Unpaid carers continue to be disproportionately represented at our food banks and this will be the case until interventions like the carers allowance are fit for purpose.
.@CarersNI tells @NIA_Communities that “carers allowance isn’t fit for purpose”. @Craig7Harrison tells MLAs that unpaid carers have reported “making their own female sanitary products when they can’t afford to buy ones in the shop” & are skipping meals due to financial hardship
🗣️ “I don’t know how I was living.” When Siobhan had to quit her job to care for her dad, they were both left with no income. They had to turn to a food bank just to survive. Listen to Siobhan share their story and what needs to change to build a better future. 💚
The new Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook is out this week. Written by our team of over 20 experts, this is the must-have guide to the social security system. Order now: bit.ly/3vjaXFu
Nobody in the UK should have to go without food. We’re campaigning for long-term change to make sure everyone can afford life’s essentials. But until we get there, food banks are there to support people on the lowest incomes. Here’s how food banks work. 👇 💚
Reminder - especially during a busy patch for us: ➡️NO ONE SHOULD NEED TO USE A FOODBANK⬅️ Times are still tough for people: Bills rising. ↗️ Essentials staying stubbornly high. ⬆️ Petrol back up. ⬆️ Something has got to give and Foodbanks are NOT the long term answer.
I’m gonna explain one more time. For those who say people on benefits are scroungers. My story. I had a partner, we had a beautiful family, we had a good life, he died. Our youngest was 3yr, I couldn’t afford childcare, we were grieving, I was forced onto benefits. Not asking for…
Grace and Stevie standing at the gate looking into our old flat in Ballybeen 😂
People on the lowest incomes often know exactly where every penny goes. But you can't budget with money you don't have. And right now, people don't have enough income for the essentials in the first place.
Being reminded of where we started, how far we’ve come in 60yrs & seeing our direction for the future, re-energises the grit to take on the challenges currently facing our clients. We’re so fortunate to have such committed staff, leadership & board to rise to those challenges 👏
Housing Rights staff and board members recently gathered for an internal soft launch of our new Strategic Plan, and to celebrate 60 years of Housing Rights. We also recognised the contribution from staff who have given such long lengths of service, and we celebrated with cake.
Delighted to work with such a fab bunch of people @HousingRightsNI Looking forward to working on our new Strategic plan 🥂 to another 60 years 😀
Housing Rights staff and board members recently gathered for an internal soft launch of our new Strategic Plan, and to celebrate 60 years of Housing Rights. We also recognised the contribution from staff who have given such long lengths of service, and we celebrated with cake.
Housing Rights staff and board members recently gathered for an internal soft launch of our new Strategic Plan, and to celebrate 60 years of Housing Rights. We also recognised the contribution from staff who have given such long lengths of service, and we celebrated with cake.
We are delighted to be supporting this event. Registration details below ⤵️
We are delighted to announce that Professor Ruth Patrick will be the keynote speaker at our first conference in June 2024 at Maynooth University. Further details are here - aissn.blog/2024/04/16/jun… We are also still accepting proposals for presentations until April 26th
RIP Cleo our legendary 18 year old family cat. Birds and mice of upper Newtownards will sleep easier tonight but we're very sad.
One of the main drivers of hunger in Northern Ireland is the design and delivery of the social security system. The two-child limit must be removed.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Opposition motion calling for the removal of the two-child limit, our updated briefing explains how this policy has been a key contributor to rising rates of child poverty in Northern Ireland. #remove2childlimit #Fightpoverty lawcentreni.org/wp-content/upl…
🚨 We've launched a petition calling on the Communities Minister to increase the value of Carer's Allowance! 46% of recipients are living in poverty and are having to use food banks, turn their heating off & take on debt to get by. ✍️ Sign the petition: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…
Well, there's some seriously scary stuff happening tonight. Time to hunker down, watch comfort TV with family, and hope for better days.
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