Publications

This manual offers guidance on the administration of local housing allowance in Housing Benefit. It provides information and guidance about all aspects of the local housing allowance scheme and the legal requirements that the Executive must adhere to.
 

This study examines how the creative industries in Northern Ireland has grown in recent years and compares this to other sectors locally, as well as the creative industries in other regions in Great Britain.

The objectives for this study were to examine the amount that individuals would be willing to pay and the actual value of the library service to the people of Northern Ireland.

The Enniskillen town centre masterplan provides guidance on the location and form of development in the town centre over the next 20 years.

Information relating to DCAL's review of National Museums NI 2014 in the first of a two stage report.

Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the DSD Consultation - Urban Regeneration and Community Development Framework. 

A bilingual (English | Irish) report on a seminar that took place on 25 October 2012 as part of the public consultation on a draft strategy for the Irish language. The consultation was held from 11 July to 27 November 2012.

The aim of the project was to examine the distribution of government funded arts venues, activities and festivals throughout Northern Ireland, mapped against deprivation, neighbourhood renewal and urban/rural areas.

The primary aim of this review was to undertake a thorough data audit of the learning programmes being delivered in Libraries NI.

Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment Belfast City Council Consultation - Draft Cultural Framework for Belfast 2012-2015. 

This Statistical bulletin presents key information on vacancies which have been notified to JobCentres / Jobs & Benefits offices (JBO) of the Department for Employment and Learning

This circular advises district councils that DCAL introduced a new statutory rule, The Safety of Sports Grounds (Fees and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2012.

Statistics on attendance at museums by young people in Northern Ireland: findings from the 2010 Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey.

Information from the minutes of the twenty seventh meeting of the interdepartmental charter implementation group held on Thursday 13 October 2011.

Report by RSM McClure Watters on the study of the economic value of NI's historic environment.

This document outlines the Department’s policy, in partnership with the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, for providing 'Thematic Regional Support for Women in Disadvantaged Areas and Rural Areas', establishing the need for the provision

Corporate plan for 2011 to 2015 which sets out DCAL's mission, vision, values and it's strategic aims and objectives. The Balanced Scorecard list the specific actions and targets to be achieved by 31 March 2015.

The second progress report by the Sport Matters Implementation Group for the period October 2010 to September 2011.

A rapid evidence assessment (REA) was carried out to assess the impact of arts learning programmes on marginalised groups and families. 

The Cookstown town centre masterplan is non-statutory and will provide the basis and justification for the Department’s decision making on the promotion, implementation and timing of urban regeneration initiatives in the town centre over the next 15 years.