2166 publications
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Apply for a Social Fund Budgeting Loan online
Improvements have been made to the Social Fund Budgeting Loans process. The improved process allows you to receive telephone communication about your loan decision as well as receiving a loan decision by letter. These changes...
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Irish Street Development Brief – Open Market Tender – Developer Proposals - screening
The Department is seeking a development proposal for a site in Irish Street, Downpatrick. It is located within Downpatrick town centre and sits adjacent to the Primary Retail Core. The east end of the site...
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Annual Report on the Social Fund 2021 - 2022
In accordance with section 146(5) and (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Department is required to prepare an annual report on the operation of the Social Fund and to lay...
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Rent Regulation in the Private Sector in Northern Ireland
Article 5C of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 as inserted by Section 7 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (the Act), placed a duty on the Department to research and consult...
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Increasing the NI Co-Ownership Housing Association (Co-Ownership) Property Value Limit (PVL) from £175,000 to £190,000 - screening
The PVL is the cap on the value of a property that can be purchased through Co-Ownership. The Department for Communities (DfC) is responsible for reviewing the PVL on an annual basis.
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Independent Report to advance Community Wealth Building in Northern Ireland
The Minister for Communities convened a Ministerial Advisory Panel in March 2022, to undertake a focused piece of work that would advise on the most effective and sustainable approach to embedding the principles of Community...
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Culture, Arts and Heritage: A Way Forward
The Way Forward document sets out a codesign approach and timetable to bring a draft vision and strategy forward by Spring 2023 for subsequent statutory public consultation. It includes a Culture, Arts and Heritage Strategy...
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Department for Communities Annual Report on Decision Making and Financial Accuracy 1 January - 31 December 2021
This report focuses on two main areas which are the level of decision-making accuracy in social security benefits and the level of financial accuracy. The purpose of the report is to provide an assurance on...
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Welfare Mitigations Review - Independent Advisory Panel Report
The Department currently administers a number of Executive approved welfare mitigation schemes which are designed to alleviate the impact of specific changes to social security benefits. The welfare mitigation schemes are specific to Northern Ireland...
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DfC Climate Change Action Plan 2022-23
This document outlines the scale of the challenge of climate change, the actions the Department will take to reduce its impact across its diverse responsibility. The plan also summarises what the Department has achieved in...
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Circular LG 18/2022 - Terms and conditions for the payment of civil contingencies grant 2022/23 (Q2 2022/23)
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...
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Engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2021/22
Headline statistics on engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport: findings from the 2021/22 Continuous Household Survey.
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Circular LG 17/2022 - Scheme of Emergency Financial Assistance (SEFA) to District Councils - Flooding 16 October 2022 - 15 November 2022
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...
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Historic Environment Fund Scheduled Monument Regeneration stream
Support for owners to carry out minor works to keep scheduled historic monuments protected.Assessment of proposals will be led by the Department’s Field Monument Wardens. They will work with owners to discuss and agree the...
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People and Place Review – Locality Co-Design Group outputs
The People and Place Review team is committed to communication and engagement activities that ensures effective and consistent messaging both to those involved in the co-design process, elected members and wider interested stakeholders.Consolidated outputs for...
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Statutory Guidance: Simpler Annual Pension Benefit Statements
The purpose of this Guidance is not to restate the legal requirements for those trustees or managers of schemes that fall within the scope of the 2022 Regulations, but instead to help trustees or managers...
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Northern Ireland Refugee Resettlement Schemes (NIRRS) - screening
The policy intention is to extend the Department’s current operational activity and support for refugees beyond participation in the Syrian Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme (SVPRS) to include participation in the UK Government’s Afghan refugee resettlement...
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Governance and reporting of climate change risk: guidance for trustees of occupational schemes
This guidance aims to improve both the quality of governance and the level of action trustees must take in identifying, assessing and managing climate risk.
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Cost of living crisis - joint letter to Secretary of State for Work & Pensions
A joint letter from Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey, Scottish Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Ben Macpherson and the Welsh Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt, to the Secretary of State for Work and...
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People and Place Review - Strategy Development Planning Group minutes
The People and Place Review team is committed to communication and engagement activities that ensures effective and consistent messaging both to those involved in the co-design process, elected members and wider interested stakeholders.The Minutes for...