Publications

The objective of the policy is to further (1) support indigenous language and indigenous cultural development and/or (2) support pathways to employment and training through our indigenous languages and associated cultures.

There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working age people can get. This is called the Benefit Cap. The Benefit Cap can be applied through Housing Benefit (HB) and Universal Credit (UC).

The Supporting People Policy Framework (NI) 2023, is the updated departmental guidance for the Supporting People Programme.

This report provides an overview of the first stage in the Department’s work on the implementation of a Debt Respite Scheme for Northern Ireland. 

This Addendum seeks to extend the term of the AWS BC by 2 years (from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026) to ensure that the Scheme continues to deliver the original policy intent of helping those households in the private sector who are experiencing severe fuel poverty.

The introduction of this fund for Northern Ireland on 1 June 2022 was a commitment set out in the New Decade, New Approach deal, published in January 2020.

The policy is the new DfC Business Plan for the period 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024. The Business Plan is the vehicle through which the Department’s Strategy will be delivered and monitored.

The Economic and Social Research Review aims to capture and disseminate key economic and social research relevant to the Department’s policy agenda to inform evidence-based policy making.

The Department for Communities aims to develop a refreshed independent advice and debt policy and delivery framework.

Childcare costs have increased significantly in recent years and can form a real barrier to work for parents.

The proposed Statutory Rule make amendments to the requirements relating to the administration and governance of occupational pension schemes.

The Voluntary and Community Division (VCD) within the Department for Communities (DfC) is responsible for charity policy and legislation in Northern Ireland. This division is also the Sponsor Branch for the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI).

The Department for Communities has produced a new affordable housing policy which aims to create an additional supply of homes, providing a new affordable 'Intermediate Rent' housing option.

The Intermediate Rent policy aims to achieve an increase in the supply of affordable homes for rent for lower-moderate income households.

There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working age people can get. This is called the Benefit Cap. The Benefit Cap can be applied through Housing Benefit (HB) and Universal Credit (UC).

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

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.

Cases raised under the code of ethics policy

This is a proposed short-term intervention to boost the levels of food stock available to those in the charitable sector assisting those struggling with access to food as a result of the Cost-of-Living crisis.