9th Oct 2026 NIAPN’s Manifesto Ask: Put Kids First – Tackle Child Poverty NIAPN launched its manifesto asks at its Annual General Meeting on 29 September. Through consultation with NIAPN’s members and the Children Find out More
9th Oct 2026 Families need support now – pass the Holiday Hunger Bill as written NIAPN calls on all our MLA’s to support the Holiday Hunger Bill as it currently stands, and to reject the Children Legislation Find out More
1st Oct 2026 Why the Socially Disadvantaged Criteria matters The Department of Education has proposed permanently removing the “Socially Disadvantaged Criteria” (SDC) on Pre-School admissions. Minister Paul Givan, has Children Find out More
19th May 2026 The Case for a Child Payment In order to turn the dial on Child Poverty, there must be multiple headline policy initiatives that focus on early Anti Poverty Strategy Children Find out More
28th Apr 2026 “Free School Day” Campaign The Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network’s lived experience advisory panel, the Focus Project and the Foyle Network Foundation’s campaign group have Children Find out More
26th Mar 2026 19% OF CHILDREN ACROSS NI STILL LIVING IN POVERTY Today, for the first time, government has produced child poverty figures (after housing costs) for every constituency and local authority Children Find out More
12th Mar 2026 Free School Meals for All NIAPN joined the Derry Trades Union Council at the “International School Meals Day” rally campaining for the expansion of free Children Unions and Workers Find out More
23rd Oct 2025 Concrete proposals to tackle child poverty On 14 October 2025, a motion was brought before the Assembly on Child Poverty. NIAPN worked together with other anti-poverty Anti Poverty Strategy Children Find out More
2nd Jun 2025 More than 20% of children living in poverty in all but one council area in NI New research for the End Child Poverty Coalition shows that across Northern Ireland: New research to understand regional levels of Children Find out More
30th Apr 2025 Paying the price of child poverty Every child deserves a safe and happy childhood and the chance to reach their full potential. Yet today, across Northern Children Find out More
