About DSD
In December 1999 the Department for Social Development was established as part of the Northern Ireland Executive.
It has strategic responsibility for urban regeneration, community and voluntary sector development, social legislation, housing, social security benefits, pensions and child support.
Around 7,600 people are employed by the Department, approximately 91% of whom are located in the Social Security Agency and Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division. Public Expenditure allocation for 2008/2009 is £5,233.3 million, including £4,448.2 million Social Security Benefit Provision.
MISSION "Together, tackling disadvantage, building communities."
Departmental Structure
The Department comprises three core groupings and one next steps agency:
The Department is responsible for two Executive and four non-Executive Non Departmental Public Bodies
and has oversight of
Strategic Objectives
In support of the mission statement, and to ensure a consistency of approach, the Department has three key strategic objectives:
- To provide a fair system of financial help to those in need and to ensure that parents who live apart maintain their children; encouraging personal responsibility and improving incentives to work and save.
- To promote measurable improvements to housing in Northern Ireland.
- To improve the physical, economic, community and social environment of neighbourhoods, towns and cities in Northern Ireland with particular emphasis on tackling disadvantage.
Departmental Management Board
The Departmental Management Board which forms part of the Departments' Corporate Governance Arrangements (Word 121KB) comprises the Permanent Secretary (Chair), the Deputy Secretaries for Resources, Housing and Social Security Group and Urban Regeneration and Community Development Group, the Social Security Agency Chief Executive, Head of Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division and an Independent Member. |
