Protecting the most vulnerable from the impact of Brexit and Covid-19

Please use the Zoom link below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86143528414?pwd=dDVmSG5vUFg2TXZhc0gwYTJ2RlNIZz09

Advice NI and TASC are co-hosting the second in our two-part series of public roundtable events on Thursday 26th May 2022. This event brings together individuals, including from across the public sector and civil society, to highlight existing strategies and plans in development, to protect vulnerable citizens from the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit.

The aim of the workshop is to generate debate and discussion and to produce a policy brief for public distribution that shares learning from the two events and makes recommendations in terms of accessing services and supports. This policy brief will also identify opportunities for on-going cross-border cooperation and knowledge sharing.

Agenda

10:00am Opening address - Dr Shana Cohen, Director, TASC

10:15am Janine Maher - Northern Ireland Manager at Money and Pensions Service Speaking on the Financial Capability Strategy for Northern Ireland

10:25am Dr Helen Johnston - Senior Social Policy Analyst at the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and Chairperson, Centre for Cross Border Studies Speaking on the Well-Being Framework for the Republic of Ireland

10:35am Michele Loughran - Mental Health & Money Advice Manager at MindWise Speaking on the Anti-Poverty Strategy for Northern Ireland

10:45am Paul Ginnell - Director of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Speaking on the Roadmap for Social Inclusion for the Republic of Ireland

10:55am Breakout rooms

11:25am Open discussion

11:45am Closing address - Fiona Magee, Deputy Director, Advice NI

12.00pm Event finishes

About Advice NI

Advice NI, a registered charity founded in 1995, exists to provide leadership and services to our 69 member organisations and to ensure accessible advice services across Northern Ireland.

Advice NI delivers a range of advice services to the public including Benefits, Personal and Business Debt, EU Settlement Scheme, Tax Credits and other HMRC service.

We have a long history working to promote digital inclusion and helping people access the internet safely and with confidence.

We also offer a wide range of award-winning training, online and face-to-face, accredited and non-accredited. We campaign on issues raised by the independent advice network to improve the lives of people in Northern Ireland.

About TASC

TASC was established in 2001 as an independent think-tank whose mission is to address inequality and sustain democracy by translating analysis into action.

TASC’s main objectives are:

• Promoting education for the public benefit

• Encouraging a more participative and inclusive society

• Promoting and publishing research for public benefit

As a public education charity, TASC engages in research and public outreach concerning inequality, democracy, and climate justice in the current political, economic, and social environment.

Through its work, TASC seeks to increase public knowledge of economic and social policy, improve working conditions, facilitate a just transition to advance climate action and protect livelihoods and communities, and more generally, contribute to positive social change in Ireland and the EU.

Please register here on Eventbrite.

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