Social Development
Welcome to the Home Page of the Committee for Social Development. The committee was established to advise and assist the Minister for Social Development, Nelson McCausland MLA, on matters within his responsibility as a Minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department for Social Development and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation. The Committee Chairperson is Mr Alex Maskey.
Here you will find information about the Committee membership and the work of the Committee.
The Social Development Committee will meet at 10.00am on Thursday 24 May when Members will receive two briefings from the Department of Social Development: the first providing an update on the June Monitoring Round and the second on Welfare Reform EQIA.
The Committee will also receive a briefing from Disability Action giving an update on a Consultation on DLA Reform and Personal Independence Payment.
The Welfare Reform Bill and the effect it will have in Northern Ireland was top of the agenda at a special conference attended by the Assembly’s Committee for Social Development and hosted by NICVA and the Law Centre (NI) on Tuesday 6 March.
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Assembly Committee for Social Development wants to hear your views
Assembly Committees examine Bills before they become law. The Committee would like to hear your views on the Pensions Bill. If you have any comments on the detail of the Bill please send them to us by 20th February 2012.
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Fuel poverty is a top priority for the Social Development Committee
With 44% of households in the Northern Ireland experiencing fuel poverty, finding solutions to this problem is a top priority for the Assembly’s Social Development Committee. The Committee, which is responsible for overseeing the work of the Department for Social Development, is taking the lead in finding innovative and workable solutions.