Have Your Say

Welcome to the NI Government online consultation tool. This site will help you find and participate in consultations and surveys to have your say in government initiatives.

Activities from Department of Communities (DfC), The Executive Office (TEO), Department for the Economy (DfE), Department of Education (DE), Department of Justice (DoJ), Housing Executive (NIHE), and the Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) can be found below. 

Open Consultations

  • ACNI Expression of Interst Immersive Arts Showcase

    On the 11 th March 2025 ACNI will host a showcase of digital art developed through the Creative Industries Seed Fund, Organisations and individual Artists Digital Evolution programme hosted at the MAC, Belfast. The aim of this event is to showcase and celebrate work created to a range of government and industry attendees and provide an opportunity for broader audiences to attend. There will be limited spaces to exhibit, especially depending on work shown, and this...

    Closes 11 February 2025

  • REVIEW OF FREE SCHOOL MEALS AND UNIFORM GRANT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

    This consultation is intended to seek your views on the number of children and young people who could benefit from free school meals (FSM) and uniform grants (UG) in Northern Ireland. The Department has explored a number of options and has modelled the impact of each option in terms of the number of extra pupils that could benefit and the associated additional costs. While the Department’s budget is an extremely challenging position, both now and in...

    Closes 14 February 2025

  • SEG Away Day Feedback

    SEG Away Day feedback survey

    Closes 14 February 2025

  • Long Service (50 Years) event evaluation: Parliament Buildings 29th January 2025

    You recently attended a Long Service Event at Parliament Buildings on the 29th January 2025. Please help us evaluate the success of the event by completing the short survey on the next page. Thank you. People Insight, Engagement and Strategy Team

    Closes 14 February 2025

  • Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations

    Welcome to the draft Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations Public Consultation Survey. Thank you for your interest in this consultation. Section 19 of the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 sets out the requirement for employers to publish information relating to the pay of employees for the purpose of showing whether there are differences in the pay of male and female employees, i.e. the Gender Pay Gap (GPG). The...

    Closes 14 February 2025

Forthcoming Consultations

  • Benefit Statistics Summary User Survey

    The Department for Communities (DfC) Anayltics Division (AD) produces the Benefits Statistics Summary which provides an up-to-date, concise overview of the main benefits administered by the Department. These statistics are accredited official statistics, classed as "National Statistics", ...

    Opens 25 February 2025

Closed Consultations

  • Equality Assessment Consultation on ASB Housing Proposals

    Background The Department was represented on a multi-agency, cross - departmental Anti-Social Behaviour ( ASB) Legislation Review Delivery Group to consider and identify proposed legislative measures which could deliver positive outcomes in addressing ASB in Northern Ireland. Housing officials identified two topics for potential amendments, similar to powers currently in use in England and Wales: injunctions against ASB and Absolute Grounds for...

    Closed 3 February 2025

  • Young People 'We Want to Know' Questionnaire Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

    To establish the views and opinions of young people in custody between Jan 2024 and Dec 2024

    Closed 31 January 2025

  • ESA Application form January 2025

    How to claim You can submit a claim to New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) online by following the link below. Entitlement to New Style ESA is dependent on your National Insurance record. For more information on the entitlement conditions, please visit NI Direct . You can ask a friend or relative or an organisation that you know and trust to help you. Alternatively you can contact ESA for help on 0800 085 6318. If you have speech or...

    Closed 31 January 2025