Publications

Uniting Opportunities forms part of the wider Uniting Communitiesprogramme and seeks to deliver good relations and reconciliation projects through sport, physical and creative activity.

The amendments are necessary following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.

Regulation 2 amends the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. 2000 No. 91) (“the Social Fund Regulations”)

The aim of this policy change is to support economic recovery by ensuring self-employed claimants have the support they need to restart their businesses.

Under the 1950 Employment and Training Act, the Department for Communities (DfC) has a statutory obligation to assist employers to obtain suitable employees.

These Regulations will amend the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 to correct anomalies with regard to Child Benefit end dates.

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.

Article 29 (1) of the Local Government (NI) Order 2005 confers powers on district councils in relation to emergencies.

The DfC Disability Action Plan sets out how the Department proposes to fulfil the duties under Section 49A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in relation to its functions, for the period 2020-2024.

DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared an updated Accounts Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts for Northern Ireland District Councils.

Summary evaluation report based on evaluations submitted by councils regarding Community Festivals Fund outcomes.

This document provides further information on the Historic Environment Record of Northern Ireland (HERoNI). It contains an overview of the extensive collections held in HERoNI and describes the history, purpose and uses of the Record.

The Department’s Equality Scheme includes a commitment to the development of an Equality Action Plan (EAP) which relates to the Department’s specific functions and aims to promote equality of opportunity and good relations by taking actions to address inequalities.

The Historic Environment Fund 2021-22 aim is to ‘help communities to enjoy and realise the value of the historic environment’. The funding initiative seeks to generate third party action to conserve heritage.

Help towards some of the extra costs you might have because of a long-term health condition or disability.

This report is the Executive’s Child Poverty Annual Report 2020-21 – a report to the Assembly as required by Article 12(7) of the Life Chances Act 2010.

The Department’s review of the Affordable Warmth Scheme has identified proposals for change which have the potential to increase access to grants and make the process more streamlined and these proposals were then subject to a public consultation.

The COVID-19 Heating Payment Scheme will provide individuals who are in receipt of specified benefits with financial assistance in recognition of the additional costs arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.