Publications

On 14 October 2021, Minister Hargey announced the publication of the Department for Communities Climate Change Action Plan 2020-21.

Sample of Personal Independence Claim form and information notes.

The Statutory Rule places administration and governance requirements on trustees of occupational defined contribution pension schemes, in particular to require trustees of certain DC pension schemes to disclose their investment returns and demonstrate that they are providing v

It is necessary to bring in amendments to the Local Government Pension Scheme in NI (LGPS (NI)) to remedy the discrimination identified in the Goodwin Ruling and the Walker Judgment.  The draft Regulations also contain proposals for minor miscellaneous policy changes and

The Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 make amendments to the Social Securiy (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (“the Immigration Regulations”).

The current contracts for two of DfC’s In-Work Support programmes, Access to Work and Workable, to assist people with disabilities are due to expire in 2022.  This presents an opportunity to review the existing provision, establish best practice and develop a new ap

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

This guidance aims to improve both the quality of governance and the level of action trustees must take in identifying, assessing and managing climate risk.

The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Act (NI) 2021 responds to the present outbreak of coronavirus in Northern Ireland and protects tenants from eviction during the present emergency period.

These Regulations provide the technical details for one of the additional tests to the contribution notice regime, “the employer resources test”.  For example, they set out how the value of the resources of the employer is to be determined and calculated by th

Department for Communities Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The amendments are necessary as a result of the sudden and unexpected nature of the situation in Afghanistan.

This short educational publication is aimed at the general public and describes the two different types of historic water pumps found in Northern Ireland ie. pumps and fountains. It also explains their special interest and significance against the Criteria for Listing.

This publication is intended to help Local Councils understand the Listing Process i.e. the process that the Department for Communities carries out in protecting buildings of special architectural or historic interest.

The first proposed Statutory Rule, the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 introduces requirements for trustees of certain occupational pension schemes to ensure that there

The Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950, as amended by Article 3 of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (NI) Order 1988 is the legislative basis upon which the Department for Communities has been delegated the authority to provide assistance to people to fi

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.