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The Housing Market Symposium was established in early 2017 to take forward work to address the key data and evidence gaps in respect of housing supply and the housing market more generally in Northern Ireland.

The Department for Communities’ Housing Supply Unit has partnered with the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) to produce a draft thinkpiece aimed at stimulating debate and discussion about how we might mainstream mixed-tenure...

Positive engagement with sport is associated with an array of physical, emotional and psychosocial health benefits. Furthermore, sport can provide an ideal context within which to locate interventions designed to enhance personal wellbeing and psychological...

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) (LGPS (NI)) is a statutory public service pension scheme as defined by the Pensions Schemes Act (Northern Ireland) 1993 (1993 c.49) and the LGPS (NI) Regulations are made...

MAG is here to support communities, developers, local authorities and government to create high quality buildings and places that promote well-being, sustainable futures and the economy in Northern Ireland. We do this by providing independent...

The Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and the Built Environment in Northern Ireland was established to advise the Minister for Communities on the implementation and development of the Architecture and the Built Environment policy...

Certain archaeological objects are classed as treasure, and there is a system of laws and regulations in the Northern Ireland which sets out the definition of treasure, and what you should do if you find...

Advice on the maintenance and repair of windows and doors on Listed Buildings in Northern Ireland.

There are three main types of roof covering materials used on listed buildings in Northern Ireland - natural slate, thatch and metal sheet (usually lead, but sometimes corrugated tin). A bituminous sheet flat roof may...

The Burial Grounds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 provide that, except where the Department for Communities has given written consent to an exhumation application, it is an offence to remove buried human remains from a council...

Boccia (pronounced bot-cha) is a Paralympic sport with no Olympic equivalent and is similar to bowls. It is a target ball sport which tests both muscle control and accuracy. The term boccia derives from the...

DfC Sports Branch has policy responsibility for The Safety of Sports Grounds (NI) Order 2006, which introduced a safety certification scheme for larger sports grounds and grounds with permanent spectator stands.

The Department for Communities, in collaboration with other Government Departments, Councils, SportNI and a wide range of stakeholders, has developed Active Living - the new Sport and Physical Activity Strategy for Northern Ireland. The Active...

In Northern Ireland, the Department for Communities is responsible for private tenancies legislation; the courts are responsible for administering it; and the local councils are responsible for enforcing it.

The Charities Bill 2021, introduced to the Assembly by the Communities Minister, passed its final stage on Tuesday 8 February 2022 and received Royal Assent on 30 March 2022. If you are a charity trustee...

Owners can take action to assess the potential impact of Climate Change on their property. The Department has supported Ulster Architectural Heritage to research and develop a guide on how you can do this.

A Bolder Vision is an ambitious blueprint to explore a shared approach to creating a more attractive, accessible, safe and vibrant city.

This guidance is for Department for Communities decision makers on child maintenance.

In May 2022 the Community Planning Strategic Partnership for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council launched the Armagh Place Plan.

People here are living longer than ever and our older citizens make a significant contribution to society; volunteering, continuing to work or providing childcare. Locally, one in every six people is aged 65 years old...