by Policy | Aug 25, 2023 | News
On 24 August, the Department of Communities published the latest edition of its Housing Bulletin for April to June 2023. The bulletin, which is published four times a year, includes a raft of statistics on housing and homelessness. Homelessness Presentations The...
by Policy | Aug 24, 2023 | News
Numbers in housing need continue to spike This morning the Department for Communities released the latest edition of its Housing Bulletin for April to June 2023. The statistics show that there are 45,292 households on the social housing waiting list with 73% (33,130)...
by Policy | Aug 16, 2023 | News
Introduction On August 7th myself and Mark Ballie visited the Simon Community’s Bridge Street hostel in Newry. We found the building with ease and were welcomed by Marianne and Margaret in the foyer. We were taken through to the kitchen and then the bright and airy...
by Policy | Aug 14, 2023 | News
We at FareShare NI are delighted to share our first podcast, carried out in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Resource Network (NIRN) and Rosalind Skillen, a columnist with the Belfast Telegraph. In the podcast we discuss the history and origins of FareShare; the...
by Policy | Aug 7, 2023 | News
On Tuesday 11th July Mark Baillie and I visited the House in the Wells in Derry/Londonderry. Luckily, our visit occurred during one of our rare sunny spells and everyone was in good spirits. As we walked in to the open, airy foyer we were greeted by senior support...
by Policy | Aug 1, 2023 | News
On Thursday 6th July, Nicola McCrudden, Mark Baillie and I took a trip to the Colin area to visit Cloverhill Hostel, one of Depaul’s Family Services Accommodation based in Belfast. It was my first visit to one of our member sites since I took on the role of Lived...