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Article 29 (1) of the Local Government (NI) Order 2005 confers powers on district councils in relation to emergencies.

These Regulations amend the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982, in order to ensure that individuals will be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for the full period for which they are required to self-isolate, including where they have tested pos

The purpose of this Statutory Rule is to add new personal allowance rates into the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.

The Department owns a large area of land just off the Springfield Road, Belfast. The Education Authority approached the Department with the intention of acquiring 0.69 acres of the site to improve access to the neighboring Springfield Primary School.

The JobStart Scheme is tailored to meet the specific needs of local employers and to support young people aged 16 to 24 who are at risk of long term unemployment, move into the labour market. The terms and conditions for funding from the JobStart Scheme are outlined 

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.

In response to the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and Built Environment in Northern Ireland distributed a survey to gather feedback on people’s experiences of our built environment during lockdown.

The Economic and Social Research Review aims to capture and disseminate key economic and social research relevant to the Department’s policy agenda to inform evidence-based policy making.

The DRS IS/JSA On-boarding solution is critical to supporting the new ways of working required by operations due to Covid-19 and the new blended approach to working from home.

DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC).

DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of arc21.

DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of the North West Regional Waste Management Group (NWRWMG)

Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts of the Local Government Staff Commission.

DfC Local Government and Housing Regulation Division has now prepared a Direction for the appropriate form and content of accounts for Northern Ireland District Councils.

The amounts of the automatic enrolment and re-enrolment earnings trigger (the earnings level at which an employee must be automatically enrolled) and the qualifying earnings band (the earnings on which contributions must be paid) are set out in the Pensions ( No.2) Act (Northe

Notice is hereby given that a contractor will be carrying out repairs to the riverbank’s stone pitched revetments in March and April. The location of the repairs is as highlighted on the enclosed location plan.

The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 specifies the percentage by which earnings factors are to be re-valued. This ensures that the earnings upon which the Additional Pension is calculated are always expressed in current terms.

Section 170 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993 allows for the administration costs of the Pensions Regulator and the Pensions Ombudsman, and in part the Money and Pensions Service to be recovered by means of an annual general levy on occupational and personal p

The Minister for the Department for Communities invites applications for the appointment of a Legally Qualified Commissioner to the Board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.