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This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the impact of imposing requirements on trustees of certain occupational pension schemes to ensure that there is effective governance of those schemes with respect to the effects of climate change, along with related reporting and pub

Published 23 February 2022Impact assessments

King’s Stables and Navan Fort Risk Assessments and Surveys

Published 31 January 2022FOI/EIR responses

The Welfare Reform Mitigations Working Group Report was published on 19 January 2016 and the report and its recommendations were endorsed at the Executive meeting on 21 January 2016.  Professor Evason’s report was subsequently presented to the Social Development Com

Published 25 January 2022Legislation and regulations

PIP telephone assessment information from Capita Jan-Aug 2021

Published 18 January 2022FOI/EIR responses

The Department has been running a Social Supermarket (SSM) Pilot Programme since October 2017.

Published 18 January 2022Legislation and regulations

In May 2021, the Department for Communities established a Culture, Arts & Heritage recovery taskforce of 26 members to respond to COVID-19 and consider measures to support the short term reopening and recovery of the sector.

Published 13 January 2022Legislation and regulations

The aim of the Covid Recovery Programme for Organisations is to reduce or remove operating deficits, which have arisen in the 2021/22 financial year because of the pandemic. Operating deficits, which are unrelated to COVID, will not be eligible.

Published 17 December 2021Guidance literature

The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 contained powers to amend how Housing Benefit is calculated based on a claimants need rather than the size of property they occupy.  Accordingly the Housing Benefit (Amendment No.

Published 14 December 2021Legislation and regulations

This report details the findings of a scoping review of the literature on poverty in Northern Ireland, undertaken as part of the Department’s Economic and Social Research Programme 2021/22.

Published 07 December 2021Research and analysis

PIP Assessment Appointment Waiting Times

Published 19 November 2021FOI/EIR responses

Guidance for trustees of relevant occupational defined contribution pension schemes. This guidance is effective from 1 October 2021.

Published 04 November 2021Impact assessments

“Our Lockdown World” survey was conducted from 31 March 2021 to 2 June 2021 as a follow-up to MAG’s ‘Our Changing World’ survey, which ran from 13 May 2020 to 1 June 2020.

Published 26 October 2021Statistical reports

These Regulations amend a number of sets of existing Regulations relating to the administration and governance of occupational pension schemes.  The aim is to ensure that occupational defined contribution pension scheme members benefit from efficient and operationally res

Published 14 October 2021Impact assessments

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

Published 14 October 2021Corporate reports

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.

Published 30 September 2021Guidance literature

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

Published 28 September 2021Legislation and regulations

The purpose of the Rule is to prevent an employee from experiencing disadvantage in relation to Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance as a result of their being ‘furloughed’ under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the CJRS”).

Published 29 April 2021Legislation and regulations

In March 2020, in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Secretary of State, on behalf of the Department for Communities, made regulations which increased the standard allowance of UC by an amount equal to £86.67 per assessment period (equivalent to £20 per week

Published 14 April 2021Legislation and regulations

The purpose of this Statutory Rule is to add new personal allowance rates into the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.

Published 09 April 2021Legislation and regulations

Report from the Disability Strategy Expert Advisory Panel

In line with commitments made under ‘New Decade, New Approach’, the Executive has agreed to the development of a suite of Social Inclusion Strategies: Anti-Poverty; Disability; Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation.

Published 05 March 2021Independent reports

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