AQW 9265/16-21


Ms Nichola Mallon
Social Democratic and Labour Party
North Belfast


Tabled Date: 10/01/2017
Answered On Date: 25/01/2017
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide (i) a breakdown of the number of housing intimidation cases; (ii) the reasons given; and (iii) the organisation behind the threat, over the past 5 years by constituency.


Answer:
The Housing Executive has advised that it does not record housing intimidation cases by Parliamentary Constituency. Please see below tables which provide data on the numbers of people who presented as homeless to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive due to intimidation, broken down by category, in each of the last five years. Please note that the Housing Executive does not record any information in relation to organisations behind alleged intimidation.
Intimidation 2011/12
 
 
Give Reason for Homelessness
Presenters
Accepted as Full Duty Applicants
Intimidation-Anti-social behaviour
44
30
Intimidation-Disability
2
2
Intimidation-Paramilitary
326
213
Intimidation-Racial
29
18
Intimidation-Sectarian
52
34
Intimidation-Sexual Orientation
9
6
Total
462
303
Intimidation 2012/13
 
 
Give Reason for Homelessness
Presenters
Accepted as Full Duty Applicants
Intimidation-Anti-social behaviour
75
46
Intimidation-Disability
1
0
Intimidation-Paramilitary
387
292
Intimidation-Racial
36
26
Intimidation-Sectarian
66
48
Intimidation-Sexual Orientation
21
15
Total
586
427
 
Intimidation 2013/14
 
 
Give Reason for Homelessness
Presenters
Accepted as Full Duty applicants
Intimidation-Anti-social behaviour
77
37
Intimidation-Paramilitary
472
293
Intimidation-Racial
39
18
Intimidation-Sectarian
65
32
Intimidation-Sexual Orientation
14
10
Intimidation-Disability
1
1
Total
668
391
 
 
 
Intimidation 2014/15
 
 
Give Reason for Homelessness
Presenters
Accepted as Full Duty Applicants
Intimidation-Anti-social behaviour
62
30
Intimidation-Paramilitary
433
312
Intimidation-Racial
47
33
Intimidation-Sectarian
35
19
Intimidation-Sexual Orientation
13
11
Total
590
405
 
Intimidation 2015/16
 
 
Give Reason for Homelessness
Presenters
Accepted as Full Duty Applicants
Intimidation-Anti-social behaviour
77
48
Intimidation-Disability
1
1
Intimidation-Paramilitary
433
325
Intimidation-Racial
23
14
Intimidation-Sectarian
39
21
Intimidation-Sexual Orientation
9
5
Total
582
414