Publications

This document sets out the Terms and Conditions for employers who wish to accept an offer of funding from DfC through the JobStart Scheme.

The Intermediate Rent policy aims to achieve an increase in the supply of affordable homes for rent for lower-moderate income households.

The policy aim is to support at least 50 currently inactive citizens with high levels of Irish who lack the basic qualifications and/or work experience to successfully take up the vacant posts in the Irish medium sector into employment.

The PVL is the cap on the value of the property that can be purchased through the Co-Ownership scheme. The Department for Communities (DfC) is responsible for reviewing the PVL on an annual basis.

Evidence collated by the Department for Communities indicates that an increase in affordable homes for rent is required within the Northern Ireland housing market.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (formally the National Heritage Memorial Fund) was established under the provisions of the National Heritage Act 1980, and took on lottery distribution in 1994.

This Policy Statement details the responsibilities regarding the prevention of fraud, bribery or serious irregularity within the Department and non-departmental Public Bodies.

The ninth progress report by the Sport Matters Implementation Group for the period October 2017 to September 2018.

Rent control is when a maximum rent is set on a property that is privately rented.

Individual business areas within the Department have provided privacy information to explain how and why they collect personal data and how it will be used.

Under the Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 all private landlords must provide accurate and up to date information about themselves and their properties to the Registrar.

The eighth progress report by the Sport Matters Implementation Group for the period October 2016 to September 2017.

The seventh progress report by the Sport Matters Implementation Group for the period October 2015 to September 2016.

The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 will limit the amount of time that contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA(C)) can be paid to some customers.

This paper sets out the policy position of the Department for Communities, the Department of Health and the Department of Justice on the approach to strategic needs assessment within the Supporting People programme.  Its primary readership are the statutory partners invol

This booklet provides information on Universal Credit and the potential impacts on the population of Northern Ireland. It draws together analysis undertaken by Analytical Services Unit and other parts of the Department, to provide an evidence base for the changes.

The sixth progress report by the Sport Matters Implementation Group for the period October 2014 to September 2015.

This document sets out the policy of the Department for Communities in relation to enforcement action taken when a suspected benefit fraud is brought to its attention.  This includes the imposition of penalties and, where appropriate, referral to the Public Prosecution Se

The Sport Matters Action Plan 2015-19 highlights the actions proposed by members of the Sport Matters Implementation Groups (SMIGs) against the high-level targets identified in the Strategy yet to be achieved,

The Executive’s Child Poverty Strategy, published in March 2016, sets out the vision to eradicate child poverty in the future.