The Student Support Funds, also known as the Hardship Funds, are provided by the Department for the Economy and administered by Queen's University, Ulster University, Stranmillis University College, St Mary's University College and The Open University on an annual basis. The Funds offer financial help to students whose access to higher education might be inhibited by financial considerations, or who, for whatever reason, including physical or other disabilities, face financial difficulties in...More
A New Strategy for Victims and Survivors Survey
In November 2009, the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister launched the current Strategy for Victims and Survivors. The Strategy was designed to address a range of victims and survivors’ issues, be victim-centred and demonstrate Government’s commitment to victims and survivors.
The current Strategy, as originally conceived, had a ten-year timeframe, however in the absence of an Executive or Ministers to progress a...More
The Department for Communities would like to invite customers to take part in an anonymous survey to gain some insight to help inform what awareness or concerns people have about moving to Universal Credit and to help identify any barriers about moving. The survey should take no longer than 5-10 minutes to complete. You do not have to take part in the survey. Any information that you provide will not allow you to be identified in any way by others. Taking part will not affect your access...More
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...More
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a term used to describe a wide range of behaviours that have a negative effect on quality of life and may cause minor disorder and incivilities. While much of this behaviour may not, in itself, be a criminal offence, the cumulative effective of this behaviour can have a devastating effect on the quality of life of individuals and communities.
Addressing the issue of ASB is a priority for both the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Department for...More
As part of your JobStart opportunity you are required to provide feedback on your progress at set intervals. This review point is to determine how your opportunity has gone and it's impact on you.
Please complete this short survey which should take 2-3 minutes to complete.
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As part of your JobStart opportunity you are required to provide feedback on your progress at set intervals. This second review point is to determine how your JobStart Opportunity is progressing.
Please complete this short survey which should take 2-3 minutes to complete.
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The Executive Office have published the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Experiences and Attitudes of 16 year olds in Northern Ireland 2023 report. We are interested in understanding more about the quality of the publication and how it is used. This is important, as it will help us to provide a high quality service which meets users' needs,
Your views are extremely important to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.
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The Department for Communities has put forward draft proposals to support a thriving Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland through a commitment to continued government investment in sector infrastructure and to improving the way that government works with and for the sector.
The proposals are geared towards the achievement of a clear ambition for what joined up government support can help achieve in the sector, underpinned by shared values and practices which...More
In our effort for continuous improvement, Woodlands JJC are keen to establish what the significant others in our Young People's lives feel about our facility and the care we provide.
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The Derrytrasna Pastoral Care Award was created in partnership with the Public Health Agency (PHA) in 2014. The annual award is for school communities that have demonstrated exceptional pastoral care in supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of pupils.
The aim of the award is the acknowledgement and celebration of schools that exceed normal expectations in supporting some element of the personal, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of a child or young person.
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The Regional Offending sub-group of the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership was re-established in early 2022. It held its first meeting on 16 May 2022 and has met on four further occasions.
Organisations with an interest in reducing offending and re-offending among young people were invited to nominate an individual to participate in the sub-group. The sub-group has four stated roles:
Sharing information and good practice...More
This questionnaire is to be completed by the lead delivery organisation at the end of your Arts and Older People project
All questions may not apply to your project, if a question does not apply to your project, then please leave it blank
The response to these questions will be used by ACNI to evidence the impact of this programme. Some information will be aggregated, some will be used verbatim. Responses may be shared with an external project evaluator; they may be...More
The Department for Economy has launched a public consultation on its draft Tourism Strategy for Northern Ireland: 10 year plan.
The draft Tourism Strategy will be a key enabler of the Department's 10x Economic Vision for a decade of innovation, to support development of a more competitive, sustainable and inclusive economy. The draft Strategy sets out our vision and mission for the growth of the tourism sector in Northern Ireland over the next decade. It will help...More
The Executive Office publish the Northern Ireland Good Relations Indicators report. We are interested in understanding more about the quality of the publication and how it is used. This is important, as it will help us to provide a high quality service which meets users' needs,
Your views are extremely import to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.
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The Executive Office publish the annual Attitudes to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland report. The report for 2022, published in October 2023, was the first edition. We are interested in understanding more about the quality of the publication and how it is used. This is important, as it will help us to provide a high quality service which meets users' needs.
Your views are extremely important to us and we thank you in advance for taking part in this feedback survey.
If...More
Congratulations on successfully securing Sport NI’s District Council Community Planning investment for your project!
Completion of this survey is a pre-condition of receiving our investment.
As part of this investment, we need to ask you a few quick questions about your project. This information will support us in monitoring and evaluating the programme.
We will also ask you to complete another quick survey when...More
This questionnaire is to be completed by the lead delivery organisation at the end of your Young People and Wellbeing project
All questions may not apply to your project, if a question does not apply to your project, then please leave it blank
The response to these questions will be used by ACNI to evidence the impact of this programme. Some information will be aggregated, some will be used verbatim. Responses will also be shared with RF Associates who are our...More
This consultation will enable staff or members of the public to input their name and address details to have an application form for a Budgeting Loan or Sure Start Maternity Grant application form posted out. The form should be returned to us using the prepaid envelope provided.
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The Appeals Service (NI) welcomes feedback from Appellants and Representative Groups on their experience of completing an Online Appeal Application. This information will be collated in order to evaluate the overall online application journey, with a view to improving the process where necessary.
The information provided in this optional survey will be dealt with in confidence and will only be used by The Appeals Service (NI) in evaluating this online process.
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There have been a number of serious incidents involving tipping / dump trailers investigated by the Health & Safety Executive in Great Britain.
As there are a significant number of manufacturers of these trailers in Northern Ireland it is HSENI’s responsibility to engage with those manufacturers, and any suppliers, to raise awareness around the issues and the requirements for manufacture and sales.
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As part of your JobStart opportunity you are required to provide feedback on your progress at set intervals. This first review point is to determine how you have settled into your JobStart Opportunity.
Please complete this short survey which should take 2-3 minutes to complete.
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We would welcome your views on the AccessNI training videos/transcripts.
There are only 11 questions and the survey should take no longer than 2 minutes to complete.
Thank you.
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Thank you for attending the wellbeing and change workshop, facilitated by the Work Psychology Service. You are invited to complete this short evaluation survey to support us in identifying the impact of our work, as well as improvement opportunities for future sessions. . The survey is voluntary to complete and your comments will be anonymous. If you have any questions please contact wps@communities-ni.gov.uk
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The information we collect will be used for statistical monitoring and to assist us to improve programme delivery.
Please note all responses are anonymous and confidential.
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The information we collect will be use d for statistical monitoring and to assist us improve programme delivery.
Please note all responses are confidential.
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The information we collect will be used for statistical monitoring and to assist us to improve programme delivery.
Please note all responses are anonymous and confidential.
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This survey will assist the Department for the Economy (DfE) in assessing how organisations currently perform against various 10x metrics across the strands of Inclusive Growth, Innovation and Sustainability, in preparation for the introduction of requirements in these areas in 2024.
This survey is anonymous and no unique information will be collected.
The email request at the end of the survey is voluntary and is only used to send your completed survey to a specific address if...More