Publications

The Benefit Cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working-age people can receive.

A public consultation period on the draft development plan for St Patrick’s Barracks took place in Ballymena from 28 November 2016 – 4 March 2017 with a follow up exhibition held on 15 June 2017.

Statistics on engagement in culture and the arts: findings from the 2016/17 Continuous Household Survey.

Statistics on engagement in culture and the arts: findings from the 2016 Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitudes Survey.

Introduction & Entitlement | Benefit Unit, Awards & Maximum Amounts | Special Cases | Living Together | Benefit Cap

Child Element | Housing Costs Element | Work Capability Elements | Carer element | Childcare Costs Element 

Amounts & Part-Week Payments | Duration of Award | Effect of Work | Employed Earners | Self-Employed Earnings | Assessment Phase and Components | Sanctions | Transitions

The Department aims to provide a good level of service to its customers but sometimes things do go wrong. When that happens, we should put matters right as quickly as possible. As part of that process, we should consider redress.

Drumclay Crannóg was an artificial island, built in an area of wetland, just outside Enniskillen.

Shaftesbury Square is a major urban space at a  key focal point between the city centre and the suburbs of inner South Belfast.

This report contains a detailed Balance Sheet and statement of income and expenditure for the Northern Ireland Central Investment Fund for Charities 2016.

Universal Credit will support you if you are on a low income or out of work. It will give you the help you need  to prepare for work, start work, or earn more money.

Local Councils prompt payments report for quarter ending June 2017

Departmental Management Board Members - Interests Declared.

Headline statistics on engagement in culture, arts and leisure by young people from Northern Ireland: findings from the 2016 Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey.

This Statistical Fact Sheet, which is published three times a year (along with a more detailed annual bulletin), presents key information on job vacancies which have been notified to the Department for Communities (DfC) JobCentre/Jobs and Benefits offices (J&Bos)

Department for Communities Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017 - Annex includes Child Maintenance Service Client Funds Account 2016-17

The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 will limit the amount of time that contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA(C)) can be paid to some customers.

Statistics showing the levels of adult engagement in culture, arts and leisure across the Northern Ireland's local government districts.

This publication presents the results of the Volunteering Module in the September/October 2016 Omnibus Survey. The main themes explored in the survey include levels of volunteering, support for volunteers and reasons for not undertaking volunteering roles.