All Northern Ireland articles
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NewsNew CEO for Northern Ireland housing association Woven
Alan McKeown begins role at 2,500-home landlord
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NewsCIH raises concern over ‘sluggish’ pace of development in Northern Ireland
Latest official statistics show downward trend in planning applications and approvals
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NewsNorthern Ireland Executive to fund intermediate rental housing for the first time
New programme will see 300 homes rented out at 80% market rent by Choice Housing Association subsidiary’s Maple & May
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NewsNIFHA and CIH welcome Stormont’s ‘clear target’ of 5,850 social homes
Trade body warns joined-up approach will be needed to achieve higher delivery
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NewsNorthern Ireland removes intimidation points to ‘level the playing field for victims of violence’
Move means victims of sectarian intimidation on waiting lists will no longer receive additional points compared to those suffering other forms of abuse, such as domestic violence.
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NewsNew high-rise building safety laws expected for Northern Ireland
Policy is being developed following findings from the Hackitt reports and Grenfell Tower Inquiry
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland welcomes doubling of communities department’s capital funding budget
£100m earmarked for social housing in draft budget
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NewsNorthern Ireland Executive endorses pledge for 100,000 homes by 2039
Stormont says one-third will be social housing
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NewsNorthern Ireland Housing Executive invests £14m in 300-home retrofit scheme
The public housing authority’s ‘whole house’ retrofit programme will upgrade hundreds of homes by spring 2025
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NewsHousing sector welcomes Northern Ireland draft programme for government as ‘starting point’
But bodies stress the need for sufficient funding to deliver more affordable housing
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NewsCIH calls for more capital funding in Northern Ireland as social housing development hits decade low
The institute’s new report urges the Northern Ireland Assembly to prioritise social housing development and lobby for a dedicated housing decarbonisation fund for Northern Ireland
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NewsSocial landlords in Northern Ireland warn ‘we will be lucky to deliver 500 new homes this year’
The letter to Angela Rayner says housing in Northern Ireland is at crisis point and welcomes Labour’s plan to ‘turbocharge’ development
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NewsExtra £20m for social housing in Northern Ireland welcomed, but CIH says “significant gap” remains
The number of new social homes expected to be built this year is set to fall by 73%, to 400, but the additional £20m will help build more homes
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NewsNorthern 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
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland says budget cuts are a ‘devastating blow’ to social housing development
The Department for Communities annual capital budget has been cut by a further 38%
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NewsHousing bodies warn that proposed Northern Ireland budget cuts will impede social housing delivery
The CIH and Homeless Connect said the proposed spending will mean missing annual social housing delivery targets