by Policy | May 29, 2025 | News
The Housing Bulletin On the 29th of May, the Department for Communities released the latest edition of its Housing Bulletin for January to March 2025. The statistics show that the number of households with homelessness status in Northern Ireland continues to increase....
by Policy | Mar 26, 2025 | News
Department for Communities Temporary Accommodation Announcement This morning, the Minister for Communities announced that he had approved a proposal from the Housing Executive to enable the purchase of up to 600 properties from the general housing market, over the...
by Policy | Mar 25, 2025 | News
The NI Audit Office Report On Tuesday 25 March, the NI Audit Office published its “Homelessness in Northern Ireland” report. Commenting on the content of the report, Nicola McCrudden, Chief Executive of Homeless Connect, the representative body for the...
by Policy | Mar 4, 2025 | News
The Programme for Government On Monday 3 March 2025, the Executive Office published the final Programme for Government (PfG). The final document, published after a consultation on a draft programme in late 2024, includes nine priorities and three missions. Of...
by Policy | Jan 28, 2025 | News
This morning at the Assembly the Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons MLA made a statement announcing the removal of intimidation points from the Social Housing Selection Scheme. Responding to the announcement, Nicola McCrudden, CEO of Homeless Connect said: “While...