Key Rural Issues 2025 - Official statistics announcement - GOV.UK

This publication aims to provide evidence to inform the future direction of rural policy in NI, to underpin the Rural Needs Act (2016) and to support equitable treatment of rural communities in policies and programmes across government.

From:: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
Published: 23 February 2026
Last updated: 23 February 2026

Release date:: April 2026 (provisional)

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