Publications

This document provides guidance on the Department’s position on Article 15 of the Housing (NI) Order 1992.

The Warm Healthy Homes Strategy 2026-2036 sets out a 10-year framework to alleviate fuel poverty. It is Northern Ireland’s first comprehensive strategy to tackle fuel poverty in the context of legal carbon emission reduction targets.

The Department for Communities Minister launched the Executive’s Warm Healthy Homes Strategy 2026-2036 in a statement to the Assembly on 5 February 2026. The Strategy sets out an ambitious vision for everyone in Northern Ireland...

It is proposed to make amendments to the Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 to link the Scheme with safety and standards of private rented properties.

This Statistical factsheet, which is published three times a year (along with a more detailed annual bulletin), presents key information on employment vacancies which have been notified to the Department for Communities (DfC).

The fact sheet provides a quarterly overview of the performance and composition of the Fund for the three months ending 31 December 2025.

The Department for Communities (the Department) invites proposals for the development of lands at 269-283 Albertbridge Road and 2 Carnforth Street, Belfast. Proposals should be submitted no later than 12 noon on 30 March 2026.

DfC Communities, Place & Local Government Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of Capitalisation for Northern Ireland District Councils.

The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 will amend the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 to bring forward two key measures to safeguard claimants during the final stages of...

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...

HB Memos contain further guidance on the interpretation of legislation to Housing Benefit and should be read in conjunction with the Housing Benefit Decision Makers Guide.

These memos contain advice for decision makers on Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, new style Jobseeker’s Allowance and new style Employment and Support Allowance.

Discretionary Support is administered by the Department for Communities (the Department). The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 makes provision for the Department to make payments by way of grant or loan to prescribed persons...

How much Northern Ireland government funding was received by each individual group listed in the year ended 31 March 2025.

Series of queries relating to the JobStart scheme..

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.