Publications

This report focuses on two main areas; the level of decision making accuracy in social security benefits and the level of financial accuracy.

As part of the Fresh Start Agreement the Executive allocated £585 million to ‘top-up’ the UK welfare arrangements in Northern Ireland until March 2020.

Statistics on experience of heritage: findings from the 2018/19 Continuous Household Survey.

The Northern Ireland Housing Statistics report is an annual compendium of statistics containing information on a range of areas relating to housing.

These publications include the findings from the Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage modules of the 2018/19 Continuous Household Survey.

The Steps 2 Success (S2S) Statistical Bulletin provides key statistical information for the Steps 2 Success programme.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a new benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged between 16 to 64 years. PIP and DLA cannot be claimed at the same time. PSU have compiled statistics on the following within PIP:

The Benefit Cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working-age people can receive. From 31 May 2016, the amount a household could receive in benefit income was limited to £26,000 per annum.

Universal Credit is a new 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 2017.

The Benefits Statistics Summary is released quarterly in the last week of February, May, August and November.

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the NI House Price Index and new house sales and prices.

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the NI House Price Index and new house sales and prices.