Publications

The Executive’s Child Poverty Strategy, published in March 2016, sets out the vision to eradicate child poverty in the future.

The Department has made a new Determination to give registered HAs the flexibility and discretion to apply rent increases not exceeding annual NIHE rent increases for tenants in Controlled Tenancies only.

New guidance about managing rent collection informing of a new determination for controlled tenancies.

The Department for Employment and Learning commissioned consultants, Perceptive Insight, to undertake a survey of customers who participated in the Steps to Work programme and who subsequently moved into employment.

A number of sets of existing Regulations are being amended in consequence of provisions in the Pension Schemes Act 2015 which extend to Northern Ireland.  This regulatory impact assessment considers changes to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of I

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a new benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 years. PIP and DLA cannot be claimed at the same time.

This guide is aimed at helping older people who live in Northern Ireland find the right organisation who can offer help and advice.

Guidance on how and when to report fraud including tenancy fraud has been reviewed.  The process has been streamlined and now requires completion of 2 forms rather than 4 forms. 

The outturn results for the 2014/15 Public Library Standards which form part of the Department's Delivering Tomorrow’s Libraries policy.

This document is an addendum to previous analysis produced by the Department which outlined the Northern Ireland specific impacts of Summer Budget 2015 for benefit claimants (including Tax Credit claimants). 
 

In July 2014 the Department and Northern Ireland Housing Executive jointly procured an ‘Asset Commission’ – a large scale consultancy exercise, to examine the condition, performance and management of the NIHE’s property.

Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the Belfast City Council Consultation – Draft Linen Quarter Public Realm Analysis & Vision.

Amendments to wording of Scheme Approval – Band 4 ALPs – Planning, PFG targets are impacted.

This publication presents the results of the Volunteering Module in the September/October 2015 Omnibus Survey. The main themes explored in the survey include levels of volunteering, support for volunteers and reasons for not undertaking volunteering roles.

Equality screening form - Dilapidated dangerous buildings and neglected sites

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

Questions and answers about the new State Pension.

Report into the Ulster Covent and Scotland by GR Watson

The independent research was commissioned to provide up to date and Northern Ireland specific evidence on the economic impact of introducing a Developer Contributions Scheme.

Local Councils prompt payments report for quarter ending December 2015