AQW 5782/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 07/02/2024
Answered On Date: 11/11/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the financial spend by the Housing Executive on non-standard temporary accommodation placements in each of the last ten financial years, including 2023/24.

Revised Answer:

This issue is an operational matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:

Table 1 below outlines spend by the Housing Executive on non-standard temporary accommodation placements in each of the last ten financial years.

Table 1

2014/15	£0
2015/16	£ 0
2016/17	£ 0
2017/18	£ 668,425
2018/19	£ 912,448
2019/20	£ 1,932,228
2020/21	£ 5,092,003
2021/22	£ 5,766,931
2022/23	£ 7,621,285
2023/24	£ 12,220,027

Notes

2014/15 to 2022/23 are actual expenditure incurred. 2023/24 is based on expected level of expenditure pending completion of the NIHE annual audit process.

The figures provided in the table are the gross cost to the NIHE of this accommodation and exclude any income that has been received in contribution to the cost.

For any future queries relating to operational matters, you may wish to contact the NIHE directly. Making direct contact with the ALB will ensure that you receive the information in the shortest possible timeframe and make best use of public resources.