AQW 3628/22-27


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 27/09/2022
Answered On Date: 12/10/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of unoccupied Housing Executive properties, per constituency.


Answer:
The Housing Executive has provided the table below and it shows the number of unoccupied Housing Exec properties, as of 1/9/22, broken down by Parliamentary Constituency:
Constituency
Actionable Voids
Non-Actionable Voids
Totals
BELFAST EAST
88
148
236
BELFAST NORTH
83
197
280
BELFAST SOUTH
51
54
105
BELFAST WEST
36
25
61
EAST ANTRIM
15
102
117
EAST DERRY
16
16
32
FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE
9
11
20
FOYLE
13
51
64
LAGAN VALLEY
60
101
161
MID ULSTER
16
10
26
NEWRY AND ARMAGH
10
42
52
NORTH ANTRIM
37
37
74
NORTH DOWN
13
14
27
SOUTH ANTRIM
23
9
32
SOUTH DOWN
15
13
28
STRANGFORD
16
20
36
UPPER BANN
9
60
69
WEST TYRONE
8
35
43
518
945
1463
* Actionable voids are properties which are vacant while in the process of being allocated/awaiting change of tenancy repairs. These may also include properties deemed to be difficult to let.
Non-Actionable voids are properties that are not immediately available for allocation and are held vacant for operational reasons i.e. decanting purposes (where they are being used to house a tenant on a temporary basis pending works to their home), planned maintenance schemes, and properties which have been identified for sale/transfer or have approval for demolition.