Publications

Criteria used to determine cuts to Departmental budgets

Details of the Ministerial car and its usage since November 2022

Details of reports and policies which have not progressed due to the absence of a Minister

Branded merchandise purchased by the Department in the previous three years

Provision of gender neutral toilets in Departmental premises

The number of calls made to emergency services (999) by JBO staff since the start of 2022

The objective of the policy is to further (1) support indigenous language and indigenous cultural development and/or (2) support pathways to employment and training through our indigenous languages and associated cultures.

Management information showing how the Department for Communities has performed against the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.The Department will publish quarterly statistics for the current year...

Social security benefits, pensions and lump sum payments in Northern Ireland (NI) are generally maintained in parity with Great Britain (GB).The rates of most social security benefits, pensions and lump sum payments are reviewed each...

Social security benefits, pensions and allowances in Northern Ireland (NI) are generally maintained in parity with Great Britain (GB).

This document presents the findings of the first five stages of the process and the (stage 6) decisions taken by the Department for Communities in the allocation of its 2023-24 Budget.Following the end of the...

This project details the findings of a research study examining the reach of Make the Call within Northern Ireland. It was undertaken as part of the Department’s Economic and Social Research Programme 2022/24 and examines...

Headline statistics on engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport: findings from the 2022/23 Continuous Household Survey.

The reconvened Culture Arts & Heritage Strategy Taskforce brought together stakeholders from across the sectors who have mapped out a development and investment report to reorientate how the culture, arts and heritage sectors are collectively...

There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working age people can get. This is called the Benefit Cap. The Benefit Cap can be applied through Housing Benefit (HB) and Universal Credit...

The Northern Ireland Homelessness bulletin is a biannual publication which contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness. The report is currently divided into three sections which are: Homeless Presenters; Homeless Acceptances; and...

Article 29 (1) of the Local Government (NI) Order 2005 confers powers on district councils in relation to emergencies. Article 29 (10) of the Order gives the Department the power to make grants to district...

The Supporting People Policy Framework (NI) 2023, is the updated departmental guidance for the Supporting People Programme. The Programme was introduced in 2003 to help the most vulnerable in our society, who require additional housing...

This quarterly publication provides an overview on the performance of the Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland. This publication contains information up to the quarter ending June 2023.

The Scheme of Emergency Financial Assistance (SEFA) is designed to aid individual householders who have suffered severe inconvenience as a result of internal flooding to their properties. Householders who are deemed eligible under the criteria...