AQW 4104/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 05/10/2022
Answered On Date: 11/10/2022
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities what work her Department is undertaking to address staff shortages in the homelessness sector.

Answer:

The Housing Executive has advised that it funded the recently published Homeless Connect research on Staffing Challenges within the Homelessness Sector and welcome the findings.

The Housing Executive will now examine the key aspects of this research and work out next steps to ensure the sector is supported, in terms of training and development, staff retention and other matters raised during the research process.