Publications

These publications include the findings from the Irish and Ulster-Scots language modules of the 2015/16 Continuous Household Survey.

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of changing the current automatic enrolment duties trigger date for post-staging employers to safeguard the operation of the automatic enrolment compliance regime and provide greater certainty to employers...

This Regulatory Impact Assessment sets out the policy objectives of the review of the automatic enrolment earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for the 2017/18 year and the impact on, for example, individuals, employers and...

The Derry Walls Management Group was set up in 2009 following publication of the Derry City Walls Conservation Plan.The Management Group meets periodically to review and update the Conservation Plan and the Management Plan.

This document examines the current philanthropic landscape nationally and internationally, outlining new trends and shifts taking place in the sector and highlighting innovative new partnerships developing between local government and philanthropic organisations in Ireland.

Creativity Month is a celebration of creativity and the creative industries in Northern Ireland every march.

Local Councils prompt payments report for quarter ending December 2016

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

Full agenda for the Sports Safety Conference - 24 March 2017

A list of the funding awarded to Community Hall organisations.

Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the Consultation - Local Development Plan 2030 Preferred Options Paper.

This publication presents the results of a Department for Communities' module in the April/May 2016 Omnibus Survey and September/October 2016 Omnibus Survey. The main themes explored in the survey are awareness of and attitudes to...

Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment's position paper on the value of our Built Heritage.

The Department has prepared guidelines to assist district councils with the implementation of the statutory licensing scheme contained in the Licensing of Pavement Cafés Act (NI) 2014.The guidelines contain a “Guidance for Applicants” prepared by...

Statistics on use of the public library service in Northern Ireland: findings from the 2015/16 Continuous Household Survey. Please note: the publication below has been updated from that released at 9.30 to correct an error...

Statistics on attendance at museums and science centres in Northern Ireland: findings from the 2015/16 Continuous Household 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...

List of successful applications to community equipment small grant programme

This is the nineteenth report of the Historic Buildings Council for Northern Ireland.

Advice to Communities Minister Paul Givan from Departmental Permanent Secretary