Publications

The core purpose of the Office of the Social Fund Commissioner (OSFC) is to deliver independent reviews of discretionary Social Fund decisions made in the Social Security Agency.

The Derry Walls Conservation Plan – edition 2 explains why the Walls are important and sets out policies, agreed with a wide group of stakeholders, to manage the monument into the future.

Equality Impact Assessments (EQIA) carried out on the proposals within the Northern Ireland Welfare Reform Bill 2011 to assess whether policy proposals would have a differential impact and in particular, an adverse differential impact on the categories of persons listed in sec

The Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment.

This document outlines the Northern Ireland specific impacts of the Summer Budget 2015 policies for benefit claimants in Northern Ireland (including Tax Credit claimants).

• Author: OFMDFM Statistics and Research Branch
• Publication date: July 2015

This compendium  contains a number of research summaries reflective of wide spectrum of DSD policies and programmes, including Poverty, Fraud and Error, Homelessness and Disability which are supported by Analytical Services Unit.

This policy sets out the Department’s overall approach to the provision of discretionary support to be provided to those most vulnerable living on low incomes, who find themselves in the most exceptional, extreme or crisis situations.

This study was commissioned in January 2012 by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), on behalf of the Department.

Money Laundering can impact on certain areas of governmental business. As a result, the Department has chosen to adhere to the principles behind the money laundering legislation through the development of a departmental Money Laundering Policy.

The Instrument of Payment Fraud Sanctions Policy describes the Department's sanctions in cases where its customers commit fraud involving cheques. The range of disposals is similar to those applied in cases where there is a benefit offence.

This impact assessment considers three private pensions policy areas: consolidation of the disclosure of information regulations; a review of Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations (SMPIs); and extending the current provisions which allow private pension schemes to communicate

This Impact Assessment considers two changes to the way employer debt is treated in the context of a company restructuring.

This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers changes to the requirements relating to the disclosure of information by occupational, personal and stakeholder pension schemes.

The Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the DCAL consultation: Draft Revised Community Festivals Fund Policy and Guidance Framework.

Checklist for developing policies & procedures on rent collection.

This document is produced by the Department to help organisations in the voluntary and community sector.  It provides guidance and templates for developing fraud policy statements and a fraud response plan. 

This document constitutes the agreed financial systems and controls assessment of voluntary and community organisations (FSCA) policy for Northern Ireland departments, executive agencies, non departmental public bodies and other arms length bodies.

The report sets out the Behavioural Insight Team’s proposals about what could be done to stimulate early engagement from borrowers woth mortgage debt.

This Guide to the provisions of the Act has been prepared by Social Policy Unit of the Department for the information and advice of district councils, traders and other interested parties.