Office of the Discretionary Support Commissioner - Annual Report 2017 - 2018

Discretionary Support is administered by the Department for Communities (the Department). The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 makes provision for the Department to make payments by way of a grant or loan to prescribed persons. These arrangements constitute the provision of Discretionary Support, which is available only in Northern Ireland. Arrangements came into operation on 28 November 2016.