AQW 47779/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 25/06/2015
Answered On Date: 02/07/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of new-build shared housing schemes under the Together: Building a United Community strategy, which are in addition to schemes that were already proposed under the Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s Shared Future Housing Programme.

Answer:

The Department for Social Development’s Housing Group has lead responsibility for delivering the Together: Building a United Community strategy commitment

To create 10 new shared neighbourhoods.

To date, one site, Ravenhill Road in Belfast, has completed. The development has a total of 67 housing units, and Apex Housing Association is currently finalising the allocation of the units.

A further 5 schemes have commenced; Ravenhill Avenue, Belfast; Felden Mill, Newtownabbey; Crossgar Road, Saintfield; Killard School, Newtownards; and Burn Road, Cookstown. These schemes are all in addition to the 11 schemes delivered to date under the Housing Executive’s Shared Future Programme.

DSD Housing Group is currently liaising with the Housing Executive to identify further schemes for deliver the commitment for 10 new shared neighbourhoods.