AQW 31511/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

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

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to reduce the length of time households spend in temporary accommodation.

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 approach to supporting applicants in temporary accommodation, including assisting with reducing the length of time households spend in temporary accommodation, is outlined in the Strategic Action Plan for Temporary Accommodation which can be found here 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”