About nidirect
nidirect brings together information from government departments and agencies, written in language that is easy to understand. You don't have to know how government works to find what you need.
What nidirect is
nidirect is the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens and aims to make it easier to find and use government information and services. It does this by working closely with Northern Ireland departments and other public bodies to publish key information based on users' needs.
Examples of what nidirect can help you with include:
- booking your driving test
- finding a job
- finding information on health conditions
- learning about benefits and financial support available
- planning for retirement
Using nidirect
Information and advice
You don’t need to understand how government is organised or which department or organisation is responsible for individual services to use nidirect and find the information you need.
You can find specific information and services by using the search facility or you can browse by topics, such as:
- motoring
- benefits and money
- employment, training and careers
- health and wellbeing
- crime, justice and the law
- property and housing
- family, home and community
- pensions and retirement planning
- government, citizens and rights
- education
- travel, transport and roads
- environment and the outdoors
Online services
nidirect can also help you to use government services online, such as:
- booking your MOT
- paying your rates
- applying for AccessNI checks
- reporting problems with roads and streets
- ordering birth, death and marriage certificates