Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of new social homes programmed for starting on-site in Banbridge in the next two years.
Minister for Communities: This issue is an operational matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:
‘There are 47 social homes programmed to start as part of the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) 2025/26 – 2026/27. The detail of these units is provided in Table 1 below.
Programmed schemes can be lost or slip to future programme years for a variety of reasons e.g. relating to delays in acquiring sites and/or failure to secure Planning Approval. Additional schemes can also be added to the SHDP ‘in-year’ through Competitive Land, Design & Build procurement route and/or the purchase of Existing Satisfactory / Off-the-Shelf properties.
Table 1: Social housing units programmed to start in Banbridge.
| Housing Association | HE Region | Local Government District | Parliamentary Constituency | Scheme Name | Location | Type | Need Group | Strategic Group | Units | Onsite Year | CompletionYear |
| Arbour Housing | South | Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon | Upper Bann | 40 Fort Street | Banbridge | Reimprovement | General Needs | Urban | 1 | 2025/26 | 2025/26 |
| Clanmil | South | Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon | Upper Bann | The Coach | Banbridge | New Build | General Needs | Urban | 44 | 2025/26 | 2027/28 |
| Clanmil | South | Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon | Upper Bann | The Coach | Banbridge | New Build | Wheelchair Standard | Urban | 2 | 2025/26 | 2027/28’ |
For any future queries relating to operational matters, you may wish to contact the Northern Ireland Housing Executive directly at Public.Affairsunit@nihe.gov.uk
Making direct contact with the ALB will ensure that you receive the information in the shortest possible timeframe and make the best use of public resources.
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