Publications

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.

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.

The amounts of the automatic enrolment and re-enrolment earnings trigger (the earnings level at which an employee must be automatically enrolled) and the qualifying earnings band (the earnings on which contributions must be paid) are...

The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 specifies the percentage by which earnings factors are to be re-valued. This ensures that the earnings upon which the Additional Pension is calculated are...

The Northern Ireland Homelessness bulletin is a biannual publication which contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness. The report is currently divided into three sections which are: Homeless Presenters; Homeless Acceptances; and...

Section 170 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 allows for the administration costs of the Pensions Regulator and the Pensions Ombudsman, and in part the Money and Pensions Service to be recovered by...

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 December 2020.

The Local Government Circular 07/2021 provides a set of consolidated guidance on councillor allowances.

In line with commitments made under ‘New Decade, New Approach’, the Executive has agreed to the development of a suite of Social Inclusion Strategies: Anti-Poverty; Disability; Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation.

In line with commitments made under ‘New Decade, New Approach’, the Executive has agreed to the development of a suite of Social Inclusion Strategies: Anti-Poverty; Disability; Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation.

In line with commitments made under ‘New Decade, New Approach’, the Executive has agreed to the development of a suite of Social Inclusion Strategies: Anti-Poverty; Disability; Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation.

In line with commitments made under ‘New Decade, New Approach’, the Executive has agreed to the development of a suite of Social Inclusion Strategies: Anti-Poverty; Disability; Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation.

This Order specifies the percentage by which the guaranteed minimum pension element of an individual’s occupational pension entitlement is increased with effect from 6th April 2021 (a person could accrue a guaranteed minimum pension in...

This circular is to advise of a change in the designation of the Local Government Auditor under Article 4 of the amended Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005

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.

Social security benefits,pensions and lump sum payments in Northern Ireland (NI) are generally maintained in parity with Great Britain (GB).The rates of most social security benefits, pensions and lump sum payments are reviewed each year...

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...

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

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...