Publications

DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of Capitalisation for Northern Ireland District Councils.

The proposed Statutory Rule the Pensions Dashboards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022, makes provision in respect of pensions dashboard services, which are intended to enable individuals to request and view information relating to their pension entitlements...

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of The Pensions Dashboard Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022. This statutory Rule sets out requirements that need to be in place to enable pensions dashboard services to operate effectively...

When a person changes jobs they also leave their employer’s pension scheme. An employee can ask to have their pension rights transferred to the new scheme.

This report gives detailed information on progress of the standard of decision making within the Child Maintenance Service.

The Order specifies the percentage by which new State Pension debits and credits are to be re-valued. This ensures that the value of any pension debit or credit as a result of pension sharing on...

This Statutory Rule is a technical Order giving effect to a statutory requirement to specify the percentage that will be used to revalue the “protected payment” element of a new State Pension for persons who...

This project details the findings of a research study into pensioners not claiming Pension Credit. It was undertaken as part of the Department’s Economic and Social Research Programme 2021/22 and conducted in two stages. Stage...

The Benefits Statistics Summary is released quarterly in the last week of February, May, August and November.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a new benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged between 16 to 64 years. PIP and DLA cannot be claimed at the same time. PSU have compiled statistics...

Universal Credit is a new payment to help support households that are out of work or are on a low income. Universal Credit was introduced in Northern Ireland on a phased geographical basis from 27...

The Benefit Cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working-age people can receive. From 31 May 2016, the amount a household could receive in benefit income was limited to £26,000 per...

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...

This helpful guide will provide you with visitor information for Carrickfergus Castle.

Constable Ronald has asked for your help today. Can you help him find all the items on his checklist as you make your way through Carrickfergus Castle?

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the NI House Price Index and new house sales and prices.

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 report contains a detailed balance sheet and statement of income and expenditure for the Northern Ireland Central Investment Fund for Charities 2021.

The Department for Communities is the sponsor Department for Sport Northern Ireland (Sport NI). Working together, they have agreed to set out the partnership arrangements between them. The Partnership Agreement explains the overall governance framework...

Article 3 and Schedule 1 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, as amended by Article 52 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, make provision that certain specified...