Article 14 of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 as amended by Section 11 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (the Act) contains the provision for the Department for Communities (DfC) to...
The Northern Ireland Executive Disability Strategy 2025-2035 aims to improve the lives of people who are Deaf and disabled people, their families and carers so that they can play a full and active role in...
The Department has drafted proposals for the revised Decent Homes Standard, which is the standard that all social housing is required to meet. This document sets out the proposals for consideration, ensuring tenants live in...
Disability and Work: A Strategy for Northern Ireland sets out the Department for Communities’ commitment to achieve better employment outcomes for disabled people, people with health conditions, and people who are neurodivergent. The key outcome...
The Department for Communities is seeking views on proposed changes to section 167 (s167) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. This section applies to institutions that operate for charitable purposes in or from Northern...
The Department for Communities is seeking views on draft proposals to support the delivery of independent advice and debt services in Northern Ireland.
Shaping Sustainable Places aims to create a flagship programme of interventions to arrest the decline in our valued village, town and city centres. Shaping Sustainable Places lays the foundation for new ways of delivering regeneration...
The Anti-Poverty Strategy sets out the Executive’s commitment to a joined up, long term approach to addressing poverty. It seeks to remove barriers and support equality of opportunity for those experiencing or at risk of...
The Executive considered and set the NI Budget 2025-26 on 3 April 2025. This document details the Minister for Communities' initial Budget 2025-26 decisions and how they will impact on the Department’s ability to deliver...
The purpose of this Disability Action Plan is to set out what the Department for Communities will do to fulfil its obligations in respect of the disability duties under Section 49A of the Disability Discrimination...
This is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consultation on the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper which sets out plans and proposals plans to reform health...
The Department has commenced a review of the changes made to the legislation regulating the retail sale and supply of alcoholic drinks in licensed premises and registered clubs which came into operation on 1 October...
This consultation sets out proposed reforms to deliver scale, accelerate consolidation and drive a focus on value over cost in the Defined Contribution (DC) workplace pensions market and explores other changes.
The Department for Communities is holding a 12-week public consultation on a new Fuel Poverty Strategy for Northern Ireland.
This consultation seeks views on draft statutory guidance for the implementation of the McCloud remedy to the Local Government Pension Scheme in Northern Ireland (LGPS (NI)).
The Department is seeking views on recent policy changes to the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Scheme.
The Department for Communities is launching a competitive Grant Funding Exercise for the delivery of the Access to Work (NI) assessment services and invites applications from interested organisations.
The Department for Communities is launching a competitive Grant Funding Exercise for the delivery of the WNI Programme and invites applications from organisations for the programme's management and delivery.