Publications

This corporate identity guide offers guidance on how to use the Department for Communities identity through colours, logos and formatting.

Volume 10 of the Decision Makers Guide contains reference chapters for decision makers and professional advisers on the interpretation of legislation relating to Incapacity Benefit, Disablement Allowance, Widow’s Benefit, Carer’s Allow

Principles of Decision Making and Evidence | Claims | Revision | Supersession, Suspension and Termination | Appeals | Staying

Conditions of Entitlement | Assessment for PIP | Hospitals, Similar Institutions & Care Homes | Payability Exceptions | Transitional Provisions | Good Reason

This guidance is for all healthcare professionals who complete medical (factual) reports for the Department for Communities (DfC) or their Assessment Providers.

Volume 4 of the Decision Makers Guide contains reference chapters for decision makers and professional advisers on the interpretation of legislation relating to Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance.
 

Equalising pensions for the effect of unequal Guaranteed Minimum Pensions.

Guidance to assist occupational pension schemes on the use of the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMP) conversion legislation.

Terms and Conditions for the payment of Civil Contingencies Grant 2019/20 (Q1 2019/20)

This Policy Statement details the responsibilities regarding the prevention of fraud, bribery or serious irregularity within the Department and non-departmental Public Bodies.

The Department has prepared this Fraud Response Plan to act as a procedural guide and provide a checklist of the required actions, which must be followed, in the event of a suspicion of fraud, either actual or attempted.

The Department has prepared guidance to provide arrangements through which a member of the public can raise concerns about the proper conduct of public business by the Department or its sponsored bodies.

Please find the T:BUC Housing for All brand guidance and templates below;

An amendment has been made to the Housing Association Guide - Development Guide

The rights and status of EEA nationals and their family members living in the UK before the UK leaves the EU will remain the same as now.

This screening deals with the revised definition of affordable housing.

The Motorsport Taskforce was established by the Minister for Communities, Paul Givan MLA, in January 2017 with the appointment of Ian Paisley, MP as the Chair.

This screening deals with Regulations which introduce the power to deduct child maintenance from a range of benefits.  It also gives further powers to collect information from mortgage lenders and occupational pension providers for the purpos