Sector responds to Minister's letter
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Social Development Minister Alex Attwood recently wrote to a number of voluntary and community organisations asking them three questions on the impact of the upcoming budget on disadvantaged people and the voluntary and community sector in general. NICVA's response, and those of other organisations which we have permission to share, are given here.
The Minister wanted to know
- What should be the priority areas within DSD to best protect those in need, stress or disadvantage? What works best and what should be reviewed?
- What could or should be done within the voluntary and community sector to work better to address overheads and deliver greater benefits to the community?
- Do you have any wider comments about how the Executive should address the budgetary situation?
Some of the organisations who received the letter have sent through their responses to share with colleagues in the sector. You can add your response by sending it to lisa.mcelherron@nicva.org
The responses:
- NICVA
- Advice NI
- Council for the Homeless NI
- Newry & Mourne Women Ltd
- RNID
- The Prince's Trust
- Voluntary Arts Ireland
- Women's Aid Federation NI
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