Publications

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.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was introduced in Northern Ireland in June 2016, and replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged between 16 and 64 years old. PIP and DLA cannot be claimed at the...

Universal Credit is a 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...

Changes are required to disability and carer benefits legislation to provide a legal basis for the continued payment of benefits for a small cohort of claimants not explicitly covered by the Withdrawal Agreement or the...

Statistics on participation in sport: findings from the 2024/25 Continuous Household Survey.

Section 23 of the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (“the 2021 Act”) placed a duty on the Department for Communities to appoint an independent person to undertake a review of...

The Department for Communities (DfC) presents its Social Fund Account which has been prepared in accordance with a direction issued by the Department of Finance (DoF) in pursuance of section 146(4) of the Social Security...

Statistics on engagement in culture, arts and heritage: findings from the 2024/25 Continuous Household Survey.

The fact sheet provides a quarterly overview of the performance and composition of the Fund for the three months ending 30 September 2025.

We wish to better understand the Neighbourhood Renewal, Areas at Risk and Small Pockets of Deprivation programmes, which were the subject of the previous Communities Minister’s People and Place Review “to improve how the Department...