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  • Customer service

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    • DfC corporate
    We are committed to providing excellent customer service. This section provides details on our Customer Charter, the available phone services and details of how to make a complaint.
    • Historic Environment customer service
    • Social security customer service

    Complaints

    If you are unhappy with the service you receive from the Department for Communities you have the right to complain. The Department for Communities complaints policy is designed to deal with complaints in relation to the functions carried out by the Department and its staff.

    • DfC complaints procedure
    • Equality Scheme complaints procedure
    • Make a comment or complaint to PRONI
    • Social security complaints procedure
    • Universal Credit complaints procedure

    More in this topic

    • DfC complaints procedure
    • Social security customer service
    • Historic Environment customer service
    • Universal Credit complaints procedure
    • Making a complaint about a medical assessment provider
    • Equality Scheme complaints procedure
    • Social security complaints

    Related to Customer service

    Most recent publications

    • Historic Environment customer charter

      Published 24 November 2020
    • Jobs & Benefits - Making a Comment or Complaint

      Published 28 January 2019
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Disability action plan 2014 – 2017 consultation

      Published 9 March 2015 Consultation closed
    • Equality impact assessment Laganbank Quarter

      Published 26 January 2015 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Minister pledges £1m support following Storm Éowyn

      Published 28 January 2025
    • £16million extra for vulnerable people in Northern Ireland: Storey

      Published 19 November 2015
    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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