DfC Equality screenings
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The purpose of policy scoping is to help prepare the background and context and set out the aims and objectives for the policy, being screened. At this stage, scoping the policy will help identify potential constraints as well as opportunities and will help the policy maker work through the screening process on a step by step basis.
Policies screened during the period: 1 April to 30 June 2025
- Rates Support Grant (RSG) Budget 2025/26
- Rollout of Universal Credit for Legacy Benefit customers
- Transfer responsibility for setting the amount of the basic allowance to be paid to councillors from individual councils to DfC
- Shankill Gateway Phase 1
- The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
- The Fair Repayment Rate (FRR) and Child Maintenance deductions in UC
- Publishing the details of individuals convicted of benefit fraud
- Proposal to increase rents by 2.7% for protected and statutory tenancies for 2025/2026
Screening archive
- Equality screening archive 2025
- Equality screening archive 2024
- Equality screening archive 2023
- Equality screening archive 2022
- Equality screening archive 2021
If you have any queries about any of the screening exercises completed please contact Equality Unit.