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👀 Big news for first-time buyers! 🏡 Minister @GordonLyons1 has unveiled a £153m FTC funding programme for @CoOwnershipNI - helping 4,000 households take their first step onto the property ladder. 👇

📢 It’s Conference Day!!! Our Everyday Heroes Conference - marking 20 years of Bolster Community and exploring how early intervention & collective action can transform lives. Stay tuned for insights, inspiring stories & key takeaways! 💜 #EverydayHeroes #BolsterCommunity

Our new analysis shows child poverty will rise even higher on this government’s watch -  to 4.8m by the end of this parliament -  unless it takes urgent action including scrapping the two-child limit in its forthcoming child poverty strategy and stepping back from benefit cuts.

Steve Darling MP is asking an urgent question in the House of Commons this morning to ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make a statement on the impact of changes to Personal Independence Payment on recipients of Carers Allowance

In all the talk about figures, it's easy to forget that there are people at the crux of these cuts. Disabled People, sick people, carers, children & workers - people across the societal spectrum will feel worse off. The #SpringStatement will compound an already dire situation.

Our academic adviser Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick was on #BBCTheView last night speaking about the impacts of proposed cuts to disability benefits and #poverty

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🚨 New Report Launches Tomorrow 🚨 Our latest research exposes the devastating link between poverty, unemployment & suicide in Northern Ireland. Urgent action is needed—no one should lose their life due to financial hardship. Let us know if you’re attending. 👇🏻 #lostfutures

Labour: We’re cutting £5bn from disabled people but it’s fine—we’re redeploying 8,000 work coaches. Also Labour: We have an unprecedented shortage of work coaches. #WelfareNotWorkfare #DisabilityBenefits

"These are some of the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record. "Yet nearly two weeks after they were published, some disabled people aren't able to read the full plans." independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

New: “Reducing entitlements to disability or incapacity benefits will do nothing to raise living standards or help more people into employment.” — Andy Bell, Chief Executive of Centre for Mental Health tinyurl.com/m4fk4ep9 #WelfareNotWarfare

We have arrived at Stormont to launch our new Policy Research Report: "Lost Futures: Poverty, Inequality, and Suicidality in Northern Ireland" Stay tuned for insights from the launch. Are you attending? Let us know in the comments below #LostFutures

The latest figures from Communities NI show that nearly 1 in 4 children in Northern Ireland are living in #poverty. This is unacceptable and we need urgent action to tackle it. 🧵 below 👇

Unemployment, poverty, debt, and low education levels are all linked to a higher risk of suicide. We must do more to tackle these issues and support those most vulnerable. 💚 #SuicidePrevention #EndTheStigma

You might be aware that you're stressed, but do you know about the steps you can take to manage it and protect your mental health? This #StressAwarenessMonth take a look at our publication, 'How to manage and reduce stress'. Download the guide here: bit.ly/4an2uka

Too many lives in Northern Ireland are lost to suicide, disproportionately affecting those facing poverty, unemployment, and debt. Behind every statistic is a family grieving, a community in pain-everyone deserves support, hope, and a future. 💚 #MentalHealthMatters #LostFutures

🚨 We believe suicide prevention training should be mandatory for all public-facing employees. A simple conversation can save a life. Let’s equip workers with the skills to support those in crisis. 💙 #SuicidePrevention #TrainingSavesLives #LostFutures

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) is seeking volunteers to provide a vital role in NI Prison Service . If you are a good communicator, have the ability to listen, are empathetic and have time on your hands – then why not consider applying to join? More at: justice-ni.gov.uk/news/volunteer…

🚨 Not an April Fools joke: Household bills are going up by more than inflation (2.8%), while social security support rises by JUST 1.7%. People are already struggling. More people will be at risk of needing a food bank. It doesn’t have to be this way. The government CAN

Met with Ardoyne Association this morning - we will be working with community groups across North Belfast to resist these cuts that will have a devastating impact on families.