Consultations

The Department for Communities is consulting on a draft Equality Impact Assessment in respect of housing-related Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) proposals, specifically injunctions against ASB and Absolute Grounds for Possession.

Consultation on the percentage replacement rate for those earning below the current rate of Statutory Sick Pay.

A consultation on revised guidance on the way the Department for Communities gets information to deal with benefit fraud.

In fulfilment of its obligation under Article 180A(10)(f) of The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 the Department has decided to hold a 12 week consultation on an initial gambling Code of...

The results of this survey will help inform decisions on any future welfare mitigations package.

The consultation is to inform the Government's proposed changes to Child Maintenance Regulations.

The Department is seeking views on the draft Local Government (Cremation) Regulations (NI) 2024. The closing date for this consultation was initially 30 September 2024 but has been extended to 14 October 2024 at 17.00.

The Executive considered and set the NI Budget 2024-25 on 25 April 2024. This document details the Minister for Communities' initial Budget 2024-25 decisions and how they will impact on the Department’s ability to deliver...

The Department for Communities is holding a 12 week public consultation on a registration threshold below which charities in Northern Ireland would not be required to register with or report to the Charity Commission for...

This is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consultation on the "Modernising support for independent living: health and disability Green Paper" which contains proposals for the reform of the current Personal Independence Payment (PIP)...

The consultation is to inform the Government's proposed changes to Child Maintenance Regulations.

This is a consultation on aspects of private sector Defined Benefit schemes, which seeks stakeholder feedback for the future pensions market.

The Department for Communities (DfC), Housing Division, has commenced a Review of its Building Successful Communities (BSC) Programme. The surveys’ purpose is to evaluate the BSC Programme against original plans and objectives including an overview...

The Department of Justice (DoJ), together with the Department for Communities (DfC), is consulting on proposals to amend the legislation to help tackle Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB). Addressing the issue of ASB is a priority for...

The Department for Communities is seeking views on draft proposals for future Infrastructure support of the Voluntary and Community Sector in NI.

The Department for Communities is consulting on a draft Equality Impact Assessment in respect of the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill. The proposed Bill would amend the Pensions (No.2) Act (NI) 2008 (“the Act”)...

The Regulations relating to Section 8 pertain to the installation of sufficient smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide alarms and aim to reduce the risk of fire related incidents in private rented properties.

The Regulations for Section 10 introduce certified 5-yearly checks of a private rented property’s hard-wired electrical installation by a qualified electrician.

This consultation seeks views on changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme in Northern Ireland (LGPS (NI)). Following a consultation in 2020/21 to remove unlawful discrimination found by the Courts in the ‘McCloud’ case. We...

Consequent to the Secretary of State's Budget, the Department for Communities has proposed changes to the Discretionary Support Policy for 2023-24. This document details changes to Discretionary Support Policy that should ensure the Department has...