AQW 40440/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 12/02/2026
Answered On Date: 17/02/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of access to the private rented sector in areas with limited housing supply, including East Londonderry.

Answer:

The Housing Executive has the statutory responsibility to regularly examine housing conditions and need.

Information produced as part of this work can be found at https://www.nihe.gov.uk/working-with-us/research. This includes a recent Housing Market Review Report on the Private Rented Sector, which can be found at https://www.nihe.gov.uk/working-with-us/research/northern-ireland-housing-market-data-hub/housing-market-review.