Publications

This document presents the findings of the first five stages of the process and the (stage 6) decisions taken by the Department for Communities with regards to Changes to the Discretionary Support Scheme. 

This document outlines the scale of the challenge of climate change, the actions the Department will take to reduce its impact across its diverse responsibility.

Public authorities who have Section 75 equality schemes are obliged to review those schemes periodically.

On 14 October 2021, Minister Hargey announced the publication of the Department for Communities Climate Change Action Plan 2020-21.

Reports published in 2009 and 2018 examined the state of demand, supply and training provision in the built heritage sector.

This document is an addendum to previous analysis produced by the Department which outlined the Northern Ireland specific impacts of Summer Budget 2015 for benefit claimants (including Tax Credit claimants). 
 

The Project Assessment Review was commissioned by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) to examine the Department’s Stadia Programme.

This report has been completed in compliance with section 2 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2012 which provides that “The Department shall, within two years of the date on which this Act receives Royal Assent, lay a report before the Assembly on the impact of soci