Publications

A composite evaluation framework has been developed to measure the impact of the implementation of Welfare Reform in NI. Underpinning this are project specific evaluation strategies that have been developed in order to measure the...

The Department commissioned Public And Corporate Economic Consultants (PACEC) to draw together evidence to research the need and demand for Government intervention in the conversion of town and city centre vacant or underused commercial premises...

This paper sets out the policy position of the Department for Communities, the Department of Health and the Department of Justice on the approach to strategic needs assessment within the Supporting People programme. Its primary...

A significant amount of research is published outside of the Department on issues which may be of interest to policy makers, and this widely-dispersed information can be time consuming to collate. The Departmental Research Digest...

As part of the wider regeneration plans for Portrush and to help the Department for Communities establish the need for a hotel in the town, the Department commissioned a hotel scoping study in 2015. The...

The Order replaced the Shops Act (NI) 1946 on 4 December 1997. It brought the Northern Ireland shops law broadly into line with the corresponding law in England and Wales, the Sunday Trading Act 1994.

This leaflet provides information on some aspects of the law on bingo in Northern Ireland. It is not an authoritative nor a complete statement of the law and is only intended to provide a brief...

The outturn results for the 2015/16 Public Library Standards which form part of the Department's Delivering Tomorrow’s Libraries policy.

In 1996 the Department of the Environment commissioned work to examine the survival of rural traditional buildings in Northern Ireland. The information was subsequently presented at a conference jointly organised with Ulster Architectural Heritage –...

Full list of State Care Monuments of Northern Ireland.

The Department for Communities (DfC) has reassured benefit claimants who have recently received a letter regarding switching benefit payments from Post Office Card accounts to bank, building society or credit union accounts, that the letter...

The purpose of this tool is to help raise awareness of the support and guidance materials available and make it easier for organisations to determine their own investment readiness.

This report provides a strategic vision for the regeneration and development of the south west area of Belfast.

Following public consultation on the draft Masterplan earlier this year, this document sets out the Department’s long term vision for the Greater Clarendon (Sailortown) Area. It aims to take account of its key waterfront position...

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

Statistics on participation in sport: findings from the 2015/16 Continuous Household Survey

Statistics on participation in and attendance at the arts: findings from the 2015/16 Continuous Household Survey.

Northern Ireland Events Company Financial statements for the years between 2008 to 2015

Finance Support is a new service for Northern Ireland that has been created to support people in times of financial need through schemes such as:Discretionary SupportShort Term Benefit AdvancesMaternity GrantsFuneral PaymentsBudgeting LoansCold Weather Payments

Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the Consultation - Preferred Options Paper