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  • Social inclusion

    Active Ageing; Anti-Poverty; Disability, Gender Equality; Sexual Orientation; and the Social Inclusion Strategies.

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    Active ageing

    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 or over, and by 2043 nearly a quarter of the population will be over 65.

    • Active Ageing

    Anti-poverty

    The Poverty Policy team (Central Policy Division) has responsibility for developing, co-ordinating and driving the Executive’s priorities for tackling poverty.

    • Poverty Policy
    • Anti-Poverty Strategy co-design group - terms of reference
    • Anti-Poverty Strategy expert advisory panel - terms of reference

    Disability

    The Department for Communities has lead responsibility for disability policy. Almost one in five people in Northern Ireland have a disability. We are committed to working to ensure that Northern Ireland is a diverse, inclusive and supportive society.

    • Disability
    • New Disability Strategy
    • Disability Strategy co-design group - terms of reference

    Gender

    The Department for Communities is responsible for Gender Equality on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive.

    • Gender equality
    • Gender Equality Strategy
    • Gender Equality Strategy co-design group - terms of reference

    Sexual orientation

    The Sexual Orientation Strategy aims to address barriers and inequalities in society faced by the LGBTQI+ communities and to fulfil the commitments in New Decade, New Approach and the Executive’s Programme for Government.

    • Sexual Orientation Strategy
    • Sexual Orientation Strategy co-design group - terms of reference
    • Sexual Orientation Strategy cross-departmental working group - terms of reference

    Related to Social inclusion

    Most recent publications

    • FOI Disclosure Log - DfC/2025-0024

      Published 2 May 2025
    • Disability Action Plan Review 2020 - 2024

      Published 30 April 2025
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on NI Executive Anti-Poverty Strategy

      Published 17 June 2025 Closes 19 September 2025
    • Consultation on Disability Action Plan 2025-30

      Published 3 April 2025 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Lyons sets out first anti-poverty strategy for Northern Ireland

      Published 17 June 2025
    • Ministerial Statement by Gordon Lyons MLA, Minister for Communities - Launch of Public Consultation on the Executive's Anti-Poverty Strategy

      Published 17 June 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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