Publications

Universal Credit (UC) supports people who are on a low income or out of work and helps to ensure that they are better off in work and are better off when they earn more. It...

The Roadmap: Improving Safety in High Rise Residential Buildings - Implementation of NI Expert Panel Report communicates the proposed approach and actions for the newly formed Residential Building Safety Division's work programme. It outlines how...

Guidance for trustees or managers of relevant occupational pension schemes.

The fact sheet provides a quarterly overview of the performance and composition of the Fund for the three months ending 31 March 2024.

This Statistical Bulletin, which is published once a year (along with three Statistical Factsheets), presents key information on employment vacancies which have been notified to the Department for Communities (DfC).

The Intermediate Rent policy aims to achieve an increase in the supply of affordable homes for rent for lower-moderate income households. An initial equality screening was conducted as consultative proposals were developed, this was reviewed...

In total 7,741 appeals regarding decisions made by the Department for Communities were registered between April 2019 and March 2020. Of these, 985 cases, representing 12.7% of all registered, were monitored to assess the level...

This document is the Equality Impact Assessment Final Report on a Northern Ireland Assembly Bill, the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill (“the Bill”) to extend automatic enrolment for workplace pensions.

This report contains a detailed balance sheet and statement of income and expenditure for the Northern Ireland Central Investment Fund for Charities 2023.

These financial statements relate to the Charitable Donations & Bequests Accounts detailing receipts and payments for the financial year 2023.

This Statutory Rule amends the Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 to make changes to how the Northern Ireland Housing Executive...

These Regulations introduce measures to the occupational pensions defined benefit (DB) scheme funding regime that will support trustees and sponsoring employers to plan and manage their DB scheme funding over the long term. The changes...

The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 makes provision for lump sum compensation payments to individuals who have one of five dust-related respiratory diseases and are unable to claim damages from employers (because...

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...

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...

This presentation was delivered at the launch of the Living High Streets Initiative on 28 Feb 2024. The document provides updates on the initiative as well as laying out future plans and next steps.

Local Government Circular LG 08/24 - Terms and conditions for the payment of civil contingencies grant 2023/24 (Q4 2023/24). Article 29 (1) of the Local Government (NI) Order 2005 confers powers on district councils in...

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...

If you wish to receive a copy of the response to any of the requests listed in the table below please send a request to the Freedom of Information mailbox citing the relevant reference number(s).Alternatively...

Compensation Recovery Scheme statistics for 2023 including the name of solicitors and category of claim.