AQW 33307/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/10/2025
Answered On Date: 08/01/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given the findings of Simon Community’s recent report, Childhood Adversity and Homelessness in Northern Ireland: Breaking the Cycle, to detail any plans they have to drive better cross-departmental collaboration, to tackle and prevent homelessness.

Answer:

My Department already leads on the Interdepartmental Homelessness Action Plan and officials will seek to expand on this work to ensure greater collaboration and engagement at a strategic level across Departments to address Homelessness.