AQW 31510/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 18/09/2025
Answered On Date: 13/10/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline how his Department will improve pathways from temporary accommodation into permanent housing in East Londonderry.

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:

“The Housing Executive’s strategic approach to supporting applicants in temporary accommodation, including assisting with timeliness of move-on options, is outlined in the Strategic Action Plan for Temporary Accommodation which can be found at:

https://www.nihe.gov.uk/getattachment/0d1aee01-f02c-40d6-b95b-a58c7213c2c0/Temporary-Accommodation-Strategic-Action-Plan-2022-27.pdf

The Year 4 Actions can be found here:

https://www.nihe.gov.uk/getattachment/93744f51-9819-46ba-85a3-723da092667e/Year-4-Actions-Strategic-Action-Plan-Temporary-Accommodation-2022-27.pdf”