The Department for Work and Pensions has published guidance to help pension fund trustees and managers prepare an annualised version of the accrued pot value for members with certain money purchase benefits. This Annualised accrued value calculations for …
Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Ruth Hunter, Gráinne McVeigh and Ronan O’Hara as Members of the Management Committee of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) with effect from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2029. AOP is a statutory body …
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the establishment of the ‘United States/Northern Ireland Cultural Working Group’. The Group, led by the Department for Communities, aims to promote new opportunities through a programme of cultural engagement …
The Department for Communities (DfC) has launched a competition to appoint a new Chair and two Independent Members to the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC). The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday …
Part 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 2021 provided the legislative framework to introduce collective money purchase pension schemes to Great Britain. Part 2 provided corresponding legislation for Northern Ireland. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective …
The Committee’s role is to ensure the effective and efficient governance and administration of a pension scheme for local councils and other similar bodies in Northern Ireland. Applications are soughtfor a Chair and two Independent Members of NILGOSC. As …
This guidance provides a brief history and background to explain the part played by historic windows, how they are significant, how they can be retained, and, where necessary, how they can be best upgraded to perform and meet our current needs.
The purpose of this Order is to revoke ten of The Pensions Regulator’s (the Regulator) existing codes of practice (the old codes). It also revokes three earlier versions of codes 5,6, and 7 which were not revoked when new versions were issued. The ten …
The Northern Ireland Homelessness bulletin is a biannual publication which contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness. The report is currently divided into three sections which are: Homeless Presenters; Homeless Acceptances; and …
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has acknowledged the contribution of the voluntary and community sector in supporting employability provision for those facing barriers to employment. The Minister was speaking at the ‘Building an Inclusive Labour Market: …
The Department made Regulations to implement the McCloud Remedy on 28 September 2023 and these Regulations are titled the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (SR. 2023 No. 149). A Synopsis of Responses and …
The Northern Ireland Football Fund (TNIFF) is intended to modernise the physical infrastructure used by local clubs to play the game of football at senior and grassroots level in Northern Ireland. It is also expected to include investment in creation of a …
Date published: 10 June 2024 Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Mrs Aoife Hamilton as the Deputy Chief Commissioner to the Board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland with effect from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2029. The Commission …
This Bill will allow the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to introduce new administrative liability orders, to replace the outdated court-based liability order process, to substantially speed up the time it takes for the CMS to initiate its strongest …
Date published: 06 June 2024 A consultation on proposals to change the disability benefits system has been added to the Department for Communities website. The consultation on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ‘Modernising support for independent …
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced forthcoming changes to the law relating to private rental properties. Mr Lyons said: “These new regulations are designed to keep people safe by setting a minimum standard for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide …
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons will launch an Equality Impact Assessment consultation on his initial decisions on the Department for Communities 2024-25 budget. The consultation will run from 11 June until 3 September 2024, and ask for views on the …
This quarterly publication provides an overview on the performance of the Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland. This publication contains information up to the quarter ending March 2024.
Universal Credit has developed a range of Move to Universal Credit stakeholder products to specifically help organisations to support households who are required to move to Universal Credit. These products are intended for advisor reference only. …
USEL is a unique and progressive organisation providing a wealth of opportunities to assist people with disabilities and health-related conditions into employment. It champions ability and operates a range of social enterprise business models to further …
