Publications

The Sport Matters Action Plan 2015-19 highlights the actions proposed by members of the Sport Matters Implementation Groups (SMIGs) against the high-level targets identified in the Strategy yet to be achieved,

Summary evaluation report based on evaluations submitted by councils regarding Community Festivals Fund outcomes.

Local Councils prompt payments report for quarter ending March 2016.

These are the biggest changes to the benefit and tax credit system in over 70 years. Many of the current benefits for people of working age will cease to exist and we are introducing new...

The Department has commenced a review of the housing fitness standard and as a first step has circulated a discussion document and supporting papers. The Department is seeking views on a range of issues including...

Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to Belfast City Council Consultation - Belfast Peace IV Plan.

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the Residential Property Price Index and new house sales and prices.

This statistical bulletin has been produced by the Department for Employment and Learning. It provides information on the number of employment vacancies notified to JobCentres/Jobs & Benefits Offices in Northern Ireland between 1st April 2015...

DOE section 75 equality of opportunity screening analysis form

Recent changes to the List of Buildings of special architectural or historic interest

This is the first report of the new President of Appeals Tribunals, Mr John Duffy. The report covers the standards of decision making by the Department for Social Development for the period 6 April 2013...

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) cover a range of measures aimed at controlling the level and range of charges in relevant schemes which are used by...

The Executive’s Child Poverty Strategy, published in March 2016, sets out the vision to eradicate child poverty in the future. The aims of the strategy are to: reduce the number of children in poverty; and...

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. The research was conducted with...

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 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.PIP was introduced in Northern Ireland...

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.