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  • Welfare changes

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions
    The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 is introducing many changes to our current benefit systems. It will see many of them scrapped, with new benefits and payment systems introduced.This section provides details of each of the new changes.

    More in this topic

    • Welfare changes overview
    • Welfare changes impact assessments
    • The Independent Welfare Change Helpline
    • Fraud and error powers
    • Administrative Welfare Supplementary Payments
    • Universal Credit
    • Welfare Mitigation Review
    • Welfare Mitigations Review Terms of Reference
    • Welfare Mitigation Schemes Statutory Report

    Related to Welfare changes

    Most recent publications

    • Welfare Mitigation Schemes Statutory Report

      Published 9 January 2025
    • Office of the Discretionary Support Commissioner - Annual Report 2023 - 2024

      Published 16 December 2024
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Communities Minister welcomes government u-turn on winter fuel payments

      Published 9 June 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

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    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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