Equality screening archive 2025
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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 January to 31 March 2025
- Annual up-rating of Social Security Pensions, Benefits and Lump Sum Payments 2025/26
- The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
- The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
- Amendment to the Emergency Fuel Payment (also known as the Pension Age Fuel Support Payment) scheme policy
- The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
- The Universal Credit (Welfare Supplementary Payment) (Social Sector Size Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
- The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (‘the Statutory Rule’)
- The Universal Credit (Welfare Supplementary Payment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
- The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Extension) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
- Changes to Statutory Sick Pay as proposed in the Employment Rights Bill
- Proposals to allow the Northern Ireland Housing Executive NIHE) and the Registered Housing Associations (RHAs) to work better together on the investigation of tenancy fraud
- Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme
- NIHE rent increase (2025/26)
- Developing Women in the Community Phase Three
- Transfer of the Landlord Registration Scheme
- The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
If you have any queries about any of the screening exercises completed please contact Equality Unit.