Looking forward to speaking on this panel with LivingWageEB Living Wage Foundation All are welcome. Thursday, 2 May 7pm

NIAPN joined CAJ Barnardo's NI UNISON NI in reminding the Assembly Committee for Communities of their legal duty to adopt an anti-poverty strategy. The clock is ticking. We need to see a draft to engage. We need a draft to guide budgetary priorities. People here deserve so much better than this.

NIAPN presented with EqualityCoalition to the Communities Committee on the legal duty to enact an anti poverty strategy. The work has been done. The evidence base is there. We need action now and budgetary allocation to make it a reality. youtube.com/live/P2Zr5xFk3…

It is essential that the NI Budget includes resources to deliver on an Anti-Poverty Strategy.

We were at Assembly Committee for Communities yday w/EqualityCoalition colleagues to emphasise the urgency of this issue. The work has been done, now is time to deliver.

Watch here: youtube.com/live/P2Zr5xFk3…

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Fiona McHardy Poverty Alliance speaks about child poverty in Scotland Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network AGM

Scotland have set ambitious child poverty targets but the reality is that people are going without eating and many families are having to adopt these strategies

Fiona Poverty Alliance talks about the Scottish Child Payment, flagship policy to reduce child poverty in Scotland.

Early evaluation shows it is helping to reduce pressure on families but Poverty Alliance are lobbying for it to be increased to £40/week Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network

A central theme Fiona mentions is the intersectionality of poverty. We’re missing data (and therefore solutions) when we look at equality groups in separate categories

A rights-based approach is an important avenue we can take to help tackle poverty

There are lots of lessons to learn from Scotland re childcare

In Oct 21 funded hours of childcare doubled from 600-1440 a year - approx 30 hours a week

This is a great help to families but barriers remain: 1/4 of parents don’t use the hours due to lack of preferred choices

This morning we are attending Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network AGM to gain insight on their work and hear from Poverty Alliance’s Fiona McHardy on tackling child poverty

Stay tuned for more updates!

Hearing from Fiona McHardy Poverty Alliance on the anti poverty work in Scotland, what has worked and what can be improved for North to learn from Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network Ráth Mór Creggan

Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network AGM today. Cost of living and the realities of poverty continue to worsen. Keep poverty on the agenda. We need a strategy and a government who don't penalise the poor Ráth Mór Creggan Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

This morning I'm at Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network AGM and looking forward to the guest lecture on Tackling Child Poverty.

Fiona Hardy Poverty Alliance speaking at the Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network AGM UNISON NI about Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland, outlining the grim reality of #poverty for many children #childpoverty

Attending the Northern Ireland Anti Poverty Network AGM UNISON NI today and listening to how the Anti-Poverty Network is changing the narrative about #poverty #childpoverty #fuelpoverty

Couldn't be more timely to have an evidence based discussion on tackling child poverty.
Join us tomorrow at the NIAPN AGM with guest speaker Fiona McHardy from Poverty Alliance
Register: NIAPN2024AGM.eventbrite.co.uk

🚨Today’s inflation figures show food price inflation increased by 30% compared to April 2021, when prices started to accelerate. 📈

While the main rate of inflation has come down, essentials like food and energy still cost much more. 🍞💷

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