Publications

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was introduced in Northern Ireland in June 2016, and replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged between 16 and 64 years old. PIP and DLA cannot be claimed at the...

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

Universal Credit is a payment to help support households that are out of work or are on a low income. Universal Credit was introduced in Northern Ireland on a phased geographical basis from 27 September...

The Department for Communities’ long-term ambition is to improve the energy efficiency of Northern Ireland’s housing stock, thereby reducing carbon emissions and helping to keep homes comfortably warm at an affordable cost.

The Scheme of Emergency Financial Assistance (SEFA) is designed to aid individual householders who have suffered severe inconvenience as a result of internal flooding to their properties. Householders who are deemed eligible under the criteria...

Aims to set a rent level for protected and statutory tenancies that meet the fitness standard. At present this applies to 309 tenancies.

These financial statements relate to the Charitable Donations & Bequests Accounts detailing receipts and payments for the financial year 2025.

The Department for Communities’ long-term ambition is to improve the energy efficiency of Northern Ireland’s housing stock, thereby reducing carbon emissions and helping to keep homes comfortably warm at an affordable cost. To do this...

This is the fourth in a series of MAG Principles documents, which will examine our built environment and identify a range of important design issues that we need to address in making our cities, towns...

This is the third in a series of MAG Principles documents, which will examine our built environment and identify a range of important design issues that we need to address in making our cities, towns...

The policy will continue to direct help to those considered to be most vulnerable in society who are in the lower income bracket and therefore more likely to be in fuel poverty.

The proposed Historic Environment Fund 2026-27 has been developed by Historic Environment Division (HED) whose aim is ‘to help communities to enjoy and realise the value of the historic environment’. Through heritage protection, this ties...

This Statistical Bulletin, which is published once a year (along with three Statistical Factsheets), presents key information on employment vacancies which have been notified to the Department for Communities (DfC).

The Department for Communities has published its report on the Shaping Sustainable Places consultation, which was held between 23 June 2025 and 21 September 2025. The report summarises feedback received through the online survey and...

This page contains the Stream 2 supporting documentation for The Northern Ireland Football Fund (TNIFF) Grassroots Facilities Programme.

The museums policy aims to provide a strategic policy position for a vibrant and valued museums sector. The policy will highlight the multi-faceted benefits that museums bring in terms of education, promoting wellbeing, social inclusion...

The museums policy aims to provide a strategic policy position for a vibrant and valued museums sector. The policy will highlight the multi-faceted benefits that museums bring in terms of education, promoting wellbeing, social inclusion...

The Department is required by the Equality Commission to undertake an Audit of Inequalities. The Audit of Inequalities requires a review and evaluation of existing reliable and verifiable data, both qualitative and quantitative, for each...

Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and the Built Environment response to NI Executive Draft Disability Strategy 2025-2035.

The Department for Communities has published the outcome of the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund. Funding is subject to acceptance of grant terms and compliance with all relevant conditions.