Publications

The Department for Communities (DfC) presents its Social Fund Account which is prepared in accordance with section 146(4) of the Social Security Administration (NI) Act 1992 and the Department of Finance (DoF) accounts direction.

Statistics on engagement in culture and the arts: findings from the 2018/19 Continuous Household Survey.

The Department’s Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and the Built Environment are champions and advocates for placemaking in Northern Ireland. During the design, development and delivery of places, many and varied people and processes...

These standards represent the baseline provision for generic wheelchair user needs.

The Family Resources Survey for Northern Ireland 2017/18 was released on 12 September 2019.

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...

HED has supported the completion of nine audits of local areas across Northern Ireland – North Belfast, Downpatrick, Armagh, Upper Lough Erne, Strabane, Hillsborough, Carrickfergus, Upper Ards and Bellaghy. The audits aim to examine the...

The Risk Sector Profile exercise was completed to identify the common risks which are likely to apply in varying degrees to Northern Ireland (NI)’s social housing sector.

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

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...

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...

Below you will find Reports published by Housing Regulation Branch for your information.

Overpayments, Recoverability, Adjustments, Civil penalties and Recoupment | Third party deductions | Deductions from Benefit | Loan interest payments paid direct to qualifying lender

Local Councils prompt payments report for quarter ending June 2019

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...

This Statistical Fact Sheet, which is published three times a year (along with a more detailed annual bulletin), presents key information on employment vacancies which have been notified to the Department for Communities (DfC) JobCentres...

The administrative systems currently utilised by the Department in the production of official and National statistics.

Employers may be asked to make deductions from an employee’s pay towards benefit overpayments and Social Fund loans that the employee owes the Department for Communities (DfC). This is called a Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA).

Department for Communities Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019.