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Northern Ireland temporary accommodation costs soar to almost £28m in one year
The public housing authority’s expenditure on temporary accommodation has increased by more than sixfold in seven years
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive spent almost £28m on housing people in temporary accommodation in one year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
In 2022/23, the NIHE spent £27,788,686 on temporary accommodation, including £7.6m on “non-standard” accommodation such as hotels and B&Bs, and £15.4m on temporary single-let housing.
This represents an increase of just over 543% since 2016/17 when the housing executive spent £4.32m on temporary accommodation.
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