Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans his Department has to (i) support; and (ii) increase, the building of social homes by housing associations. Minister for Communities: (i) At the beginning of 2025/26, the outlook for the Social Housing Development Programme was poor with a budget that … Continue reading AQW 46681/22-27 – Building of social homes by housing associations
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster Patsy McGlone attended the launch of the “Creating Sustainable Communities” report at the Assembly this week. “Creating Sustainable Communities” is a NI Federation of Housing Associations research report on social housing in the North. Speaking afterwards, Mr McGlone said, “Providing a roof over our heads is one of the most … Continue reading McGlone Welcomes Launch of NIFHA Creating Sustainable Communities Report
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants that have been on the housing waiting list for: (i) 1-2 years; (ii) 2-3 years; (iii) 3-4 years; (iv) 4-5 years; and (v) more than 5 years, broken down by constituency. Minister for Communities: This is an operational … Continue reading AQW 30091/22-27 – Social Housing Waiting List
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing new starts in each of the last four years, broken down by constituency. Minister for Communities: From 2020/21-2024/25 there have been 6681 social housing new starts. The Table 1 below breaks down the detail of these starts … Continue reading AQW 30090/22-27 – Social Housing New Starts
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail what newbuild social housing projects are curerntly unable to proceed due to the absence of adequate water infrastructure. Minister for Communities: This issue is an operational matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I have sought the requested information from the Chief … Continue reading AQW 29617/22-27 – Newbuild social housing projects: adequate water infrastructure
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total number of applicants on the social housing waiting list for Banbridge, broken down by (i) general needs; and (ii) supported living. Minister for Communities: This issue is an operational matter for the Housing Executive. I have sought the requested information … Continue reading AQW 26917/22-27 – Social housing waiting list for Banbridge
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has said the Executive is continuing to fail to meet social housing need in the Mid Ulster constituency. Figures released to the party show that in the last three years only 20 social housing units have been built in Mid Ulster. In the same period, just 28 new … Continue reading McGlone: Executive Continuing to Fail to Meet Mid Ulster Social Housing Needs
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has warned that the need for social housing in Magherafelt is not being met. The Housing Executive recently released figures to the Mid Ulster MLA which stated that, at September 2023, there were a total of 305 applicants on the social housing waiting list for Cookstown, of which … Continue reading McGlone: Social housing need in Magherafelt not being met
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