Publications

Department for Communities (DSD as was) was responsible for publishing and maintaining the Supporting People Guidance 2012.

Currently no specific capital funding programme to which organisations working in the area of indigenous language and culture promotion might apply has existed within the Department.  The absence of such as programme has historically given rise to difficulties in respondi

The policy aim is to support at least 50 currently inactive citizens with high levels of Irish who lack the basic qualifications and/or work experience to successfully take up the vacant posts in the Irish medium sector into employment.

This policy aims to support Irish language organisations to provide high quality lessons by funding the production of ‘standardised’ course material for use in a ‘hybrid’ classroom.

The Department for Communities has published a development study for the Duncairn Gardens area of Belfast. Consultants were appointed to produce the study which outlines a way forward for the physical regeneration of the neighbourhood.

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.

In February 2020 the Court of Appeal dismissed the Appeal by CCNI against Madam Justice McBride’s High Court Judgment of May 2019 that found that the Charity Commission do not have implied or express power to delegate their functions to staff acting alone.

This is a proposed intervention to support vulnerable and low-income households with access to food and everyday living essentials during the Cost-of-Living Crisis. 

Social security benefits, pensions and lump sum payments in Northern Ireland (NI) are generally maintained in parity with Great Britain (GB).

The proposed statutory rule allows earnings factors derived from historic earnings to be restated at current values (i.e. values at tax year 2023/24 determined by reference to Average Weekly Earnings for 12 months ending September 2022.

Forth Meadow Community Greenway Section 2

Welfare Supplementary Payments

JBo 6 point plan for clients threatening suicide

DSO advice on how long debt can be reclaimed by the Department

PIP claimants waiting more than 6 weeks

Financial settlements for cases of maladministration

Private rental accommodation changed to Air BnB/holiday lets

Accommodation provided to Asylum Seekers/Refugees

PIP claims with Duputryen’s contracture