Publications

HB Memos contain further guidance on the interpretation of legislation to Housing Benefit and should be read in conjunction with the Housing Benefit Decision Makers Guide.

Revised guidance about the Buy Social Construction Model under the Sustainable procurement in construction section.

Minister for Communities Paul Givan has officially launched the Department’s new 3 Year Plan for Improving the Uptake of Benefits entitled Supporting People – Maximising Income through the Uptake of Benefits.

The purpose of the Banbridge Masterplan is to set out the vision and associated action plan for the next 15 years for Banbridge Town Centre.

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers changes to the timetable for the phasing in of increases in minimum automatic enrolment contributions, currently due to take place in October 2017 and October 2018.

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

Local Councils prompt payments report for quarter ending June 2016

The minutes of each Department Management Board (DMB) will be available once they have been ratified. A copy of the ratified minutes are attached. 

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)

Publications include results of the Department's questions which have featured in the Northern Ireland Omnibus household survey since September 2012.

The sixth progress report by the Sport Matters Implementation Group for the period October 2014 to September 2015.

Revised guidance about the Data Protection and Information Exchange section under the Anti-Social Behaviour heading.

Headline statistics on engagement in culture, arts and leisure: findings from the 2015/16 Continuous Household Survey.

Documents and presentations from the Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment Placemaking Symposium 2015 – Shaping Place, Changing Lives.

Carer’s Allowance Digital Service (CADS) was launched in Northern Ireland in February 2016 and allows carers to claim Carer’s Allowance or report a change in their circumstances online.
 

DCAL Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016.

The Town Centre Database aims to provide a clear, consistent set of statistics relating to the 41 urban towns and cities in Northern Ireland.

International Issues relating to UC, PIP, JSA & ESA

Presentation specific to the housing sector on the changes to the welfare system.

This document sets out the policy of the Department for Communities in relation to enforcement action taken when a suspected benefit fraud is brought to its attention.  This includes the imposition of penalties and, where appropriate, referral to the Public Prosecution Se