AQW 52416/22-27
Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford
Tabled Date: 18/09/2026
Answered On Date: 30/09/2026
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any funding sought by the Housing Executive for (a) the Strategic Prevention Programme; and (b) Community Prevention and Initiatives or any predecessor or successor programme performing the same function; and (ii) the level of funding allocated to each programme, in each of the last five financial years.
Answer:
This issue is an operational matter for Northern Ireland Housing Executive; they have advised me as follows: “The tables below show the funding sought and the funding allocated to the Strategic Prevention Programme and Community Prevention in each of the last five financial years.” Homeless Strategic Prevention | £k’s | | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | i) Funding Sought | 1,597 | 3,353 | 3,477 | 4,490 | 3,535 | ii) Funding Allocated | 1,352 | 1,035 | 376 | 317 | 2,779 |
Homeless Community Prevention | £k’s | | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | i) Funding Sought | 4,305 | 4,140 | 4,983 | 4,174 | 4,342 | ii) Funding Allocated | 4,890 | 4,180 | 3,964 | 4,131 | 4,342 |
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