AQW 37698/11-15
Mr George Robinson MBE
Democratic Unionist Party
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 20/10/2014
Answered On Date: 04/11/2014
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the public housing shortfall in East Londonderry; and how the current budgetary crisis is affecting his Department's ability to address the shortfall.
Answer:
Table 1 below, provided by the Housing Executive, identifies the current approved Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) 2014/15 – 2016/17 for East Londonderry Parliamentary Constituency, set against the Housing Need projections for 2013-2018 for the areas in which the schemes are located. Table 2 below, also provided by the Housing Executive, identifies the shortfall between the current Housing Need projections and the current SHDP in East Londonderry. The adjustments to NI Block Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit as a result of the delay in implementing welfare reform in Northern Ireland will have a negative impact on spending on public services, however my Department is making best efforts to direct cuts towards those areas of spend which will have least impact on service delivery. Table 1 Programmed Social Housing Sites in East Londonderry Parliamentary Constituency | Housing Need Assessment Area | Housing Need Projection 2013-2018 | Housing Association | Scheme Name | Location | Type | Need Group | Strategic Group | Units | Onsite Year | CompletionYear | Dungiven | 20 | Apex Housing | Hass Road, Dungiven Phase 2 (Transfer) | Dungiven | New Build | General Needs | Rural | 18* | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | Castlerock | 6 | Apex Housing | Temple Park (Transfer) | Castlerock | New Build | General Needs | Rural | 5** | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | Coleraine town | 150 | Fold | Society Street | Coleraine | New Build | General Needs | Urban | 22 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | | | Fold | 55 Mountsandel Road | Coleraine | New Build | Elderly – Cat. 1 | Urban | 5 | 2014/15 | 2014/15 | | | Apex Housing | 31a Hazelbank Road | Coleraine | New Build | General Needs | Urban | 11 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | | | Apex Housing | Chapelfield, Laurel Hill Road | Coleraine | New Build | General Needs | Urban | 18 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | Total | 79 | |
*19 units are now supported by Housing Executive Regional Planning instead of the published 18 units at Hass Road, Phase 2. **6 units are now supported by Housing Executive Regional Planning instead of the published 5 units at Temple Park. The Information provided in this response is governed by the Principles and Protocols of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. This is enforced by UK Statistics Authority. Table 2 Housing Need Assessment Area | Housing Need Projection 2013-2018 | Comments | Coleraine | 94 | NIHE received bids from housing associations for 7 schemes in Coleraine for the revised Programme | Portstewart | 85 | NIHE received bids from housing associations for 7 schemes in Portstewart for the revised Programme | Portrush | 80 | NIHE received bids from housing associations for 5 schemes in Portrush for the revised Programme | Limavady | 20 | | Portballintrae | 12 | 12 units are currently on-site at Darkfort Drive (Phase 2) | Greysteel | 10 | | Magilligan | 5 | Includes the rural areas of Bellarena, Drumavally and Magilligan | Aghanloo (Artikelly) | 5 | NIHE has carried out a Site Investigation Study in Artikelly. A site has since been registered for 6 social housing units, on the basis on this Study. | Dungiven | 1 | | Total Unmet Need: | 312 | |
The Information provided in this response is governed by the Principles and Protocols of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. This is enforced by UK Statistics Authority.
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