A central objective of NIAPN's work is to provide information on developments at a local, national and European level to our members. As a member of the European Anti-Poverty Network we will be campaigning and lobbying on a range of poverty issues - providing information to our members and consulting with them as we have on previous issues. These included the campaign against VAT on fuel, research into the extent of low pay, the case for a minimum wage, an analysis of the New Deal programme and the inclusion of Socio-Economic Rights within the Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.

We will be making many of our interventions available here for download:

• NIAPN Rates Review Submission Aug 07
• NIAPN Anti-Poverty Strategy Analysis Dec 06
• NIAPN Budget Priorities submission Nov 04
• NIAPN Credit Unions 04
• NIAPN Water_charges and metering in NI Oct 04
• Submission to the Work & Pensions Committee Child Pov 03

Latest Information from Poverty and Health Inequlities conference                        23rd April 2007

Developing an Anti-Poverty Agenda in the Eastern Area - A Shared Focus

The Eastern Health & Social Services Board, the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network and the Insititute of Public health have developed a joint programme adressing poverty and health inequalities in Northern Ireland. 

The conference took place in the Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast and brought together represenatives from statutory, voluntary and community sectors to plan and agree key actions needed to adress action on poverty in the Eastern Border Area.

Below you can find further information from the conference by linking to the programme and briefing papers:

     Conference Programme