AQW 672/22-27


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 27/05/2022
Answered On Date: 15/08/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of units of social housing created in each constituency, in each of the last five years; (ii) the total number of social housing units in each constituency; and (iii) the actions she is taking to increase the number of social housing units in East Londonderry.


Answer:
In Table 1 below I have provided the details of new social housing starts for each of the last 5 years by parliamentary constituency.
In Table 2 below I have provided details of the current total number of units in Housing Executive stock, broken down by parliamentary constituency. Please note this does not include information for Housing Association stock.
Within the East Derry constituency there are currently 90 social units under construction. A further 25 units have been completed to date in the current programme year.
A further 255 social housing units are programmed to start through the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) 2022/23 – 2024/25 in the constituency.
Please note that programmed schemes can be lost or slip to future programme years for a variety of reasons e.g. relating to delays in acquiring sites and/or failure to secure Planning Approval. Additional schemes can also be added to the SHDP ‘in-year’ through Competitive Design & Build procurement route and/or the purchase of Existing Satisfactory / Off-the-Shelf properties.
Table 1 Social housing starts by parliamentary constituency
Parliamentary Constituency
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
Totals
East Antrim
68
44
41
4
289
446
North Antrim
188
165
12
131
42
538
South Antrim
32
56
16
127
64
295
Upper Bann
1
17
44
34
38
134
East Belfast
59
127
34
69
201
490
North Belfast
217
90
148
104
128
687
South Belfast
17
92
4
49
139
301
West Belfast
242
146
146
663
72
1269
North Down
4
47
18
4
29
102
South Down
125
26
9
92
33
285
Fermanagh & South Tyrone
58
73
0
29
111
271
Foyle
445
584
80
309
329
1747
Lagan Valley
105
119
20
134
12
390
East Derry
19
13
113
51
74
270
Mid Ulster
29
12
16
19
0
76
Newry & Armagh
131
71
8
347
1
558
Strangford
5
88
33
50
42
218
West Tyrone
14
16
19
187
109
345
Totals
1759
1786
761
2403
1713
8422
Table 2: Housing Executive stock totals, broken down by Parliamentary Constituency
Parliamentary Constituency
Units
East Antrim
3,826
North Antrim
4,695
South Antrim
3,632
Upper Bann
5,028
Belfast East
5,369
Belfast East/South*
636
Belfast North
8,713
Belfast West/North*
337
Belfast West
8,879
Belfast South
4,501
Belfast South/Strangford*
76
Belfast West/South*
46
North Down
3,047
South Down
2,642
Fermanagh & South Tyrone
3,151
Foyle
6,507
Lagan Valley
4,306
East Derry
4,498
Mid Ulster
2,598
Newry & Armagh
3,852
Strangford
3,994
West Tyrone
3,764
Total
84,097
*in some locations Common Landlord Areas traverse Parliamentary Constituency boundaries