2166 publications
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Pension Credit: Estimates of Benefit Take-up - 2019/20
Pension Credit is an income-related benefit which you can be eligible for even if you have a pension, savings or own your own home. Pension Credit can also provide access to a wide range of...
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DfC Business Plan 2022-23
This Department for Communities’ Business Plan 2022-23 has been approved by the Departmental Management Board. This Business Plan covers the 12 month period from April 2022 to March 2023 and is the second plan published...
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Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2022
The Benefits Statistics Summary is released quarterly in the last week of February, May, August and November.
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Personal Independence Payment Statistics - May 2022
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...
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Universal Credit Statistics - May 2022
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...
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Benefit Cap Statistics - May 2022
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...
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The Social Security (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 - screening
The Social Security (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 make amendments to the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (“the 2000 Regulations”). Amendments are required to ensure that the 2000 Regulations...
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DfC Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
Department for Communities Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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Impacts of Climate Change on the Historic Built Environment - A report and guide
This report and guide outlines the climate change and associated risks which may threaten the survival and long term sustainability of Northern Ireland’s historic built environment. Strategies are proposed to assess, monitor, adapt and mitigate...
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Labour Market Information Technology (LMIT) Replacement Project - screening
Sourcing a new system, utilising up to date technology and taking advantage of digital advances will provide the Department with the means to continue to deliver, further improve and sustain management of Programmes and customer...
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Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin April - June 2022
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.
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DfC Business Plan 2022-23 - screening
The policy is the new DfC Business Plan for the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The Business Plan is the vehicle through which the Department’s Strategy will be delivered and monitored. The...
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Office of the Discretionary Support Commissioner - Annual Report 2021 - 2022
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 grant or loan to prescribed persons...
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The demolition and new-build redevelopment of the Casement Park Stadium on the existing site - screening
The assessment of need has helped establish the following overall aim for the project. “To complete the Regional Stadium Programme for the Northern Ireland Executive and deliver a state of the art, safe, regional stadium...
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Disability within the Northern Ireland Labour Market
The Disability within the Northern Ireland Labour Market research report will inform ongoing development of a new Disability and Work Strategy for Northern Ireland, which seeks to set a long term commitment to reducing the...
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The Developing Women in the Community Pilot Programme Advisory Panel Report
The Developing Women in the Community pilot programme Advisory Panel Report provides recommendations on the way forward for future implementation of The Developing Women in the Community programme.
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Universal Credit Statistics - February 2022 datafiles
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...
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Prompt payments report - 2022-23
The Department requests information from councils at the end of each Quarter on the processing of invoices as detailed in the circular LG 19/2016 Prompt Payment Guidance. LGHR publish comparative analysis on council performance to...
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Circular LG 15/2022 - Scheme of Emergency Financial Assistance (SEFA) to District Councils - Flooding 29 July 2022 - 28 August 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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Provision of affordable housing for people aged 55 and over in NI - screening
The aim of this proposal is to utilise Financial Transaction Capital (FTC) to introduce a pilot to increase the supply of affordable housing for older people who wish to downsize or move to housing that...