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  • Benefits

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    • Benefits and pensions
    The Department provides help and financial support if you are unemployed and looking for work. It also provides you with additional income when your earnings are low, if you are bringing up children, are retired, care for someone, are ill or have a disability.

    With the current cost of living increases impacting many individuals and households at this time, the Department for Communities has a range of financial supports and advice available which may help.

    More in this topic

    • A to Z of benefits
    • Administrative Welfare Supplementary Payments
    • Benefits and pensions - how to apply
    • Benefits Information for Advisors
    • Benefits Information for Employers
    • Benefits Information for Healthcare Professionals
    • Child Funeral Fund
    • Compensation Recovery
    • Disability and Carer's Service
    • Employment and Support Allowance
    • General benefits information
    • Information for appellants, appointees, and representatives on changes to the Appeals Service NI medical records procedures
    • Personal Independence Payment
    • Social security policy and guidance
    • Social Security Standards Committee minutes
    • The Special Rules: how the benefit system supports people nearing the end of life
    • Universal Credit
    • Improvements to Social Fund Budgeting Loan decision communications
    • Social security phone services

    Related to Benefits

    Most recent publications

    • FOI Disclosure Log - DfC/2025-0034

      Published 2 May 2025
    • The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 - screening

      Published 16 April 2025
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper

      Published 25 March 2025 Closes 30 June 2025
    • Consultation on strengthening Statutory Sick Pay

      Published 22 October 2024 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Communities minister calls for full reinstatement of Winter Fuel Payment

      Published 21 May 2025
    • DWP consultation on reform of health and disability benefits and employment support available on DfC website

      Published 1 April 2025
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department for Communities including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. You may also request your own personal information, via a Right of Access Request.

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