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Age NI @age-ni.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Age NI's policy and engagement team met with the Lived Experience Group at Mid & East Antrim Agewell to discuss the public consutlation on @clairesugden.bsky.social 's age discrimination bill & our own research on hospital journeys - 2 great opportunities for older people to have their voices heard!

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Equality Commission for Northern Ireland @equalitycommni.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Older people in NI, like Colin, have less protection against age discrimination than the rest of the UK & Ireland. A consultation is open on a proposed bill to prevent age discrimination in goods, facilities & services for all ages, addressing this equality law gap 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Equality Commission for Northern Ireland @equalitycommni.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We welcome @clairesugden.bsky.social's proposal to protect all ages from age discrimination in goods, facilities & services in Northern Ireland through her private members' bill. We look forward to working with her to progress effective legislation. Watch from 1:47 👇 www.youtube.com/live/OyXlLF-...

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Plenary Session- Monday 7 April 2025

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Age NI @age-ni.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

@clairesugden.bsky.social has launched a public consultation on new age discrimination legislation to close a longstanding gap in Northern Ireland’s equality laws. Submit your response here: www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-bus... Read more: www.ageni.org/news/public-...

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Age NI @age-ni.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Fantastic to see a commitment being made to support our ageing population and address poverty. We look forward to reading the full details. 🔗Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @clairesugden.bsky.social @copni.bsky.social #AntiPovertyStrategyNow

Addressing poverty and supporting the elderly

The programme for government comes just over a year since the Northern Ireland Executive reformed in February 2024.

A draft version of the programme, an 88-page document entitled Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most, was unveiled last September before an eight-week public consultation.

More than 1,400 responses were received in the consultation process for the draft programme for government, the first and deputy first ministers said.

O'Neill said there was "broad support" for the proposals put forward, but they have also "listened to the views of the public".

Little-Pengelly said that as a result they have added "commitments to address poverty and to support our ageing population".

She also said the final document includes "ambitious targets" and that progress would be monitored.

The minister said a "wellbeing dashboard" would help ensure the plans were "having the intended impact".

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Age NI @age-ni.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We’re delighted to see this important motion being brought to the Assembly by the Chair of the All Party Group on Ageing and Older People, @clairesugden.bsky.social MLA. 📣 Ask your MLAs to take part in the debate and vote for the motion on Tuesday 25 February!

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Claire Sugden @clairesugden.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

💚Samaritans💚 One of my favourite things to do at Christmas. Your generosity is much appreciated. Whatever you’re going through Samaritans will face it with you, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 116 123. We’re in Coleraine today & tomorrow, so please donate if you can.

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