AQW 155/16-21

Mr Andy Allen MBE
Ulster Unionist Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 27/05/2016
Answered On Date: 13/06/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the reform of the Housing Selection Scheme.

Answer:

Under a commitment made in the Housing Strategy “Facing the Future”, a fundamental review of the allocation of social housing in Northern Ireland is being led by the Department. As part of this commitment, independent research was commissioned from the Universities of Ulster and Cambridge, and was published for public comment in December 2013. Departmental proposals are now being prepared, supported by evidence and informed by the independent research. Any proposals for change will be subject to a full public consultation.