Publications

This report details the findings from an examination of how the rates and distribution of poverty in Northern Ireland compare to UK countries/regions and the Republic of Ireland, including how these have changed over time between 2010/11 and 2019/

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 March 2022.

This report details the findings from a study of the key sources of poverty data in Northern Ireland, undertaken as part of the Department’s Economic and Social Research Programme 2021/22.

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the NI House Price Index and new house sales and prices.

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

Universal Credit is a new 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 2017.

The Benefit Cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working-age people can receive. From 31 May 2016, the amount a household could receive in benefit income was limited to £26,000 per annum.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a new benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged between 16 to 64 years. PIP and DLA cannot be claimed at the same time. PSU have compiled statistics on the following within PIP:

This publication brings together key statistics on the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

Statistics in relation to wellbeing and engagement in culture, arts and sport: findings from the 2020/21 Continuous Household Survey.

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 Northern Ireland poverty bulletin 2020/21 was released on 14 April 2022. The proposed date of next publication will be Spring 2023.

This statistical publication produced by the Department, contains analysis on non-UK nationals living in Northern Ireland, with specific focus on this groups’ current and historical interaction with the benefit system.

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 December 2021.