AQW 1076/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 28/01/2020
Answered On Date: 22/02/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the number of social homes being built each year; and the effectiveness of support being made available to the Housing Executive and other Housing Associations to construct new homes.

Answer:

The Housing Executive estimates that we need at least 2,000 units to meet the growing need for social housing and address backlog issues. Annual targets in recent years have fallen short of this figure as the budget has been constrained by pressures on capital budgets.

I am committed to increasing the number of social homes being delivered each year.