2166 publications
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Covid Recovery Programme (21/22) – Support for Creative Individuals, Organisations and Employment & Skills - Screening
In May 2021, the Department for Communities established a Culture, Arts & Heritage recovery taskforce of 26 members to respond to COVID-19 and consider measures to support the short term reopening and recovery of the...
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Transforming Debt Project – Implementation of a new Digital Debt Service and improved analytic solutions to enhance service delivery to customers - Screening
The Transforming Debt Project (TDP) will build on the success and foundations set down by the previous Debt Transformation Project (DTP) which ran from 2013-2017 by establishing new IT systems to implement new and improved...
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Circular LG 02/2022 - Accounts Direction to NI District Councils 2021/22
DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts for Northern Ireland District Councils.
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Circular LG 03/2022 - Accounts Direction to Local Government Staff Commission 2021/22
Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of the Local Government Staff Commission.
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Circular LG 04/2022 - Accounts Direction to NI Local Government Officer Superannuation Committee 2021/22
DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC).
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Circular LG 05/2022 - Accounts Direction to arc21 2021/22
DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of arc21.
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Circular LG 06/2022 - Accounts Direction to North West Regional Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) 2021/22
DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of the North West Regional Waste Management Group (NWRWMG).
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Department for Communities Annual Report on Decision Making and Financial Accuracy 1 January - 31 December 2020
This report focuses on two main areas; the level of decision making accuracy in social security benefits and the level of financial accuracy. The purpose is to establish if the decisions to award claims to...
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Increasing the NI Co-Ownership Housing Association (Co-Ownership) Property Value Limit (PVL) from £165,000 to £175,000 - screening
The PVL is the cap on the value of the property that can be purchased through the Co-Ownership scheme. The Department for Communities (DfC) is responsible for reviewing the PVL on an annual basis.
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The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) to administer Housing Benefit (Rates) and Low Income Rate Relief (LIRR) for Owner Occupiers from 31st May 2022 - screening
To allow for the lawful transfer of the administration of Housing Benefit (Rates) and Low Income Rate Relief for Owner Occupiers from Land and Property Services (LPS) to the NIHE from 31st May 2022 it...
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Development and delivery of a new Intermediate Rent policy and model - screening
Evidence collated by the Department for Communities indicates that an increase in affordable homes for rent is required within the Northern Ireland housing market.
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Circular LG 01/2022 - Days in 2022 for hoisting flags on Government buildings in Northern Ireland
A list of the days in 2022 for hoisting flags on government buildings in Northern Ireland
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Local Government Circular LG 25/2021 - Terms and conditions for the payment of civil contingencies grant 2021/22 (Q3 2021/22)
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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Circular LG 24/2021 - Capitalisation
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.
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Child Maintenance Service Annual Report on Decision Making 2021
This report gives detailed information on progress on the standard of decision making within the Child Maintenance Service.
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Covid Recovery Programme for Organisations
The aim of the Covid Recovery Programme for Organisations is to reduce or remove operating deficits, which have arisen in the 2021/22 financial year because of the pandemic. Operating deficits, which are unrelated to COVID...
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The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 - screening
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.
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Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Service Statistics: Data to September 2021 (experimental)
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 September 2021.
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Welfare Supplementary Payments (Amendment) Bill - screening
The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 contained powers to amend how Housing Benefit is calculated based on a claimants need rather than the size of property they occupy. Accordingly the Housing Benefit (Amendment No...
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Northern Ireland Housing Statistics 2020-21
The Northern Ireland Housing Statistics report is an annual compendium of statistics containing information on a range of areas relating to housing.The report is divided into sections covering: supply, energy, social renting demand, private renting...