Publications

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 introduce a series of legislative amendments affecting Universal Credit (UC) (Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016), Pension...

The Housing Executive administer five private sector home improvement grants on behalf of the Department.

Statistics on experience of volunteering: findings from the 2025 Young Persons’ Behaviour and Attitudes Survey.

Statistics on experience of volunteering: findings from the 2025/26 Continuous Household Survey.

The Department for Communities (DfC) implemented the Tenant Participation Strategy (TPS) in January 2016, and it has not been updated since then.

This transcript will guide you through the Dundrum Castle, bringing its history, landscape and key features to life while helping you navigate your way around the monument.

The Northern Ireland Housing Statistics report is an annual compendium of statistics containing information on a range of areas relating to housing. The report is divided into sections covering: supply, energy, social renting demand, private...

This privacy notice from the Department for Communities (DfC) tells our customers and service users how we process your personal data in accordance with our legal obligations under the Data Protection Act (DPA) and the...

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

This page contains the supporting documentation for the Northern Ireland Football Fund (TNIFF) Grassroots Facilities Programme Pilot Stage. The documents available include application guidance, scoring matrices for Stream 1 and Stream 2, presentation materials and...

This report focuses on two main areas which are the level of decision-making accuracy in social security benefits and the level of financial accuracy. The purpose of the report is to provide an assurance on...

Private rented sector information for the period 1 January 2021 to the date of this request, broken down by year and, where held, by council area, postcode sector or ward.

Details of the capital and resource funding allocated to the 20 prioritised clubs through The Northern Ireland Football Fund Performance Programme from its launch on 30 January 2025 to the date of this response.

Information relating to the usage of Custom House Square in Belfast for each of the last 10 calendar years.

The new policy for public libraries will replace the current policy, entitled Delivering Tomorrow’s Libraries, published by DCAL around 2006.

The new policy for public libraries will replace the current policy, entitled Delivering Tomorrow’s Libraries, published by DCAL around 2006.

The Department for Communities has published a list of a further 68 organisations being considered for funding following the allocation of additional resources through the Local Growth Fund. Funding will be subject to relevant grant...

This Statutory Rule makes amendments to Regulations 33 and 35 and Schedule 5 of The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 to introduce five new earned income disregards for working-age claimants residing in Supported Housing...

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 June 2026.

This Department for Communities’ Business Plan 2026-27 has recently been approved by the Departmental Management Board. The Plan covers the 12-month period from April 2026 to March 2027 and sets out the steps that the...