AQW 26787/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 08/05/2025
Answered On Date: 24/06/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities what actions are being considered to resource safe spaces within homes, of any tenure, for victims of Domestic Violence.

Answer:

The Housing Executive operates the Sanctuary Scheme, which is a multi-agency initiative to enable households, at risk of domestic abuse, to remain in their homes by installing additional security measures which may include a “Sanctuary Room” within the property.

This scheme is currently only available to Housing Executive tenants. However, the Housing Executive recently published a Domestic Abuse Action Plan which includes plans to explore the potential of extending the Sanctuary Scheme to Housing Association tenants.