Publications

List of decisions awaiting Ministerial or Executive

Expenditure on the redevelopment of Casement Park

Housing Benefit fraud cases referred for prosecution

Business case for the sub-regional stadia program for soccer

This Statistical factsheet, which is published three times a year (along with a more detailed annual bulletin), presents key information on employment vacancies which have been notified to the Department for Communities (DfC).

Department for Communities Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023.

This good relations programme is delivered through the medium of sport, physical and creative activity.Given the lack of adequate TEO funding in 23/24 and DfC inability to sustain budget levels that would deliver a viable...

In 2022 DfC Historic Environment Division carried out a condition survey on listed thatch buildings in Northern Ireland. An overview of the information gathered is now available.The survey made comparisons on building condition with the...

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...

This Department for Communities’ Business Plan 2023-24 has been approved by the Departmental Management Board. This Business Plan covers the 12 month period from April 2023 to March 2024 and is the third plan published...

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 policy is the new DfC Business Plan for the period 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024. The Business Plan is the vehicle through which the Department’s Strategy will be delivered and monitored. The...

Exisiting/Revised/New: ExisitingDate of Screening: 30/06/2023Screening Outcome - Full EQIA recommended: No

The Family Resources Survey for Northern Ireland 2021-22 was released on 29 June 2023. The proposed date of next publication will be Summer 2024.

Statistics showing the levels of adult engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport across the Northern Ireland's local government districts.

Exisiting/Revised/New: RevisedDate of Screening: 21/06/2023Screening Outcome - Full EQIA recommended: No

This document presents the findings from the first stage of the consultation (up to and including 7 June 2023) on the Department for Communities proposed Budget 2023-24 allocations.The public consultation period on the Department's Budget...

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...

The Department for Communities (DfC) is the responsible authority for the Local Government Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) (LGPS (NI)) under the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (2014 c.2).

The Economic and Social Research Review aims to capture and disseminate key economic and social research relevant to the Department’s policy agenda to inform evidence-based policy making.It is intended that the Economic & Social Research...