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Written questions on the subject Social housing


 
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AQW 49527/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 46586/22-27, to detail the properties by estate or location.

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24/06/2026 Answered on 07/07/2026
AQW 48950/22-27 Mr Gareth Wilson
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) average; and (ii) longest, time spent on a social housing waiting list by a Newry and Armagh Constituency resident, in each of the last five years.

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17/06/2026 Answered on 26/06/2026
AQW 48912/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of new social housing units (i) started; and (ii) completed, in West Tyrone in 2025-2026. [Priority Written]

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17/06/2026 Answered on 23/06/2026
AQW 48702/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants currently on the social housing transfer list who have been waiting for (i) more than one year; (ii) more than three years; (iii) more than five years; and (iv) more than ten years, broken down by constituency.

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15/06/2026 Answered on 06/07/2026
AQW 48304/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail how many of the 5,300 additional properties now able to connect to the wastewater infrastructure are for social housing.

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09/06/2026 Answered on 19/06/2026
AQW 48295/22-27 Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of applicants currently on the social housing waiting list in East Antrim, broken down by (a) district; and (b) housing stress category; (ii) the number of social homes completed in East Antrim in each of the last five financial years; (iii) the number of social homes expected to be completed in East Antrim during the (a) 2026-2027; and (b) 2027-2028, financial years; and (iv) the number of Housing Executive properties in East Antrim that are currently vacant.

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09/06/2026 Answered on 25/06/2026
AQO 3723/22-27 Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any work being undertaken to ensure victims of domestic violence have priority access to safe and secure social housing when they are forced to leave their homes.

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04/06/2026 Answered on 15/06/2026
AQO 3719/22-27 Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any steps he is taking to tackle social housing fraud.

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04/06/2026 Answered on 15/06/2026
AQW 47917/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the impact that social housing tenancy fraud is having on (i) homelessness levels; and (ii) social housing waiting lists.

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04/06/2026 Answered on 25/06/2026
AQW 47680/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures in place to proactively identify social housing tenancy fraud.

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02/06/2026 Answered on 17/06/2026
AQW 47679/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider bringing forward a dedicated social housing tenancy fraud strategy.

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02/06/2026 Answered on 17/06/2026
AQW 47678/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any reason why an evidence-based baseline estimate of social housing tenancy fraud has not yet been established, despite recommendations made by the Public Accounts Committee in 2013.

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02/06/2026 Answered on 17/06/2026
AQW 47676/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of (i) social housing fraud or misuse reports; (ii) investigations carried out; and (iii) properties subsequently recovered by the Housing Executive, in each local council area, in the last five years.

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02/06/2026 Answered on 26/06/2026
AQW 47560/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any reporting mechanism in place for his Department to monitor the extent of damp and mould reporting and treatment in social housing.

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01/06/2026 Answered on 16/06/2026
AQW 47517/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the impact of private rented sector affordability on demand for social housing.

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01/06/2026 Answered on 23/06/2026
AQW 47515/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any progress made in implementing the recommendations arising from the Fundamental Review of Social Housing Allocations.

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01/06/2026 Answered on 16/06/2026
AQW 47513/22-27 Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any additional actions his Department plans to take in response to the social housing waiting list exceeding 50,000 households.

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01/06/2026 Answered on 16/06/2026
AQW 47352/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing properties built since 2008, broken down by constituency.

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28/05/2026 Answered on 12/06/2026
AQW 47351/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding given to housing associations through the Social Housing Development Programme, in each year since 2008.

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28/05/2026 Answered on 12/06/2026
AQW 47335/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any steps being taken by social housing landlords in how they respond to complaints about damp and mould; and (ii) how these differ with the obligations placed on social housing landlords under Awaab’s law in England.

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28/05/2026 Answered on 25/06/2026
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