Publications

The Department for Communities has published its analysis on the Disability Action Plan 2025-30 Consultation. The public consultation took place between 3 April 2025 and 30 March 2025.

The North West Regeneration Fund is a pilot programme which will provide £10 million Financial Transactions Capital (FTC) to regenerate heritage properties within the Historic Walled City Conservation area of Derry~Londonderry. If successful, the programme...

The Department for Communities is the sponsor Department for the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI). Working together, we have agreed the partnership arrangements which will guide future relationships and marks a significant step forward...

This report gives detailed information on progress of the standard of decision making within the Child Maintenance Service.

This quarterly publication provides an overview on the performance of the Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland. This publication contains information up to the quarter ending September 2025.

The Northern Ireland Homelessness bulletin is a biannual publication which contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness. The report is currently divided into three sections which are: Homeless Presenters; Homeless Acceptances; and...

Money recovered under the NHS Injury Costs Recovery Scheme as administered by the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU NI).

List of all awards made by the Department for Communities under the Festive Lighting Scheme.

Special Needs Management Allowance (SNMA) is a distinct form of Supporting People provision within Registered Care Homes.

Statistics on knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots: findings from the 2024/25 Continuous Household Survey.

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...

Terms and conditions for the payment of civil contingencies grant 2025/26 (Q3 2025/26). Article 29 (1) of the Local Government (NI) Order 2005 confers powers on district councils in relation to emergencies. Article 29 (10)...

Government initiatives and support uptake related to the cost of living in Northern Ireland.

A breakdown of the number of PIP applications based on award and non award; awarded or non awarded following Mandatory Reconsideration and for Tribunal Appeal for the past 3 years.

The use of Section 76 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and its role in the provision of affordable housing.

Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and the Built Environment response to DfI Draft Transport Strategy 2035.

Sustainably managing our drainage and wastewater systems is integral to continuing to allow our economy to grow and allow much needed new homes to be built. This consultation is seeking views on the development of...

This document presents the findings from the consultation on the Department for Communities’ policy changes to the 2024/2025 Winter Fuel Payments which limited the annual Winter Fuel Payment in Northern Ireland to pensioners in receipt...

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) housing starts and completions, social housing demand, homelessness, and new house sales and prices from the National House...

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