Views are invited on draft design proposals for a potential public realm improvements project on the area known locally as The Bullring. The Bullring is located parallel to the Westlink motorway and adjacent Denmark Street/California...
This consultation seeks views on a new child maintenance compliance and arrears strategy.
A consultation on proposals to encourage defined contribution pension schemes to consider a wider range of investments.
These Regulations enable integrated pension schemes to take account of the member’s State Pension when calculating pension payable, without breaching age related equality obligations.
This consultation seeks views on Child maintenance Service; Powers of entry and information.
The Department for Work and Pensions has published the consultation paper The Pensions Ombudsman: dispute resolution provisions and widening of jurisdiction. The paper seeks views on a number of measures, for example, to make provision...
This consultation seeks views on a new legislative framework for authorising and regulating defined benefit 'superfund' consolidation schemes.
This consultation seeks your comments on the recommendation agreed by the Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board to rectify the current cost cap floor breach by improving the rate at which retirement benefits build up...
This consultation seeks views on the Westminster Government’s findings on how the pensions industry can create online pensions dashboards.
Professional Services Unit within the Department have launched a user consultation exercise in relation to the Benefit Statistics Summary publication.
This consultation sets out the Westminster Government’s proposals for collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes.
This public consultation document is the next stage of the Department’s work in response to the decision by the Office for National Statistics to reclassify Registered Housing Associations to the public sector. This consultation seeks...
This consultation sets out plans to improve the regulator’s powers and increase the protections for defined benefit scheme members.
The Department invites views from interested parties on the draft Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018.
In 2007 the Department, (the precursor to the Department for Communities being the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure), provided a substantial technical guide ‘The Northern Ireland Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds’ (275 pages)...
This consultation sets out our proposals to reform the Funeral Expenses Payments Scheme in order to clarify issues around eligibility and make the process for claiming Funeral Expenses Payments simpler.
The Department for Communities has commissioned Walter Rader to undertake an independent review of how the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment is working in Northern Ireland. This call for evidence is aimed at organisations and...
This public consultation document seeks comments on proposed changes to the Affordable Warmth Scheme. The Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) Screen considers whether the proposals would have a differential impact and in particular, an adverse differential...
The Department invites views from interested parties on the design proposals for the Inner Walled City Public Realm Scheme in Londonderry.
This Consultation Outcome Report sets out feedback from consultees. 18 of the proposals for change will proceed as per the original 2017 consultation. Two of the proposals (intimidation points and interim accommodation points) will not...