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Housing Rights is seriously concerned that the potential dissolution of the Assembly could have the unintended consequence of the Executive failing to mitigate the introduction of the Social Sector Size Criteria (the so-called “bedroom tax”) in Northern Ireland.
Local charity Housing Rights is urging people who are worried about paying their mortgage or rent following Christmas to contact them for free advice
Catherine Feely, Advice Services Manager with Housing Rights, commented:
“We know that many people in Northern Ireland are struggling with debt worries after Christmas and may be worried about paying their rent or mortgage. We want to let them know that free advice and assistance is available and the earlier they seek help the more options are available.”
Homelessness Awareness Week's (HAW) aim is to highlight the issue of homelessness across Northern Ireland, and to mark the continued efforts of organisations, staff, and service users working in the sector. In recognition of this, we look at how Housing Rights recently helped Sarah, a Housing Executive tenant at risk of losing her home. This is just one example of the many ways Housing Rights works to prevent homelessness in NI.
Northern Ireland has seen home ownership fall from 73% at its peak in 2006, to 63% now. A think tank from the Resolution Foundation used data from the Office for National Statistics' Labour Force Survey (LFS) to look at home ownership in the UK.
They found that Northern Ireland has seen the biggest fall in home ownership in the UK.
Stephen’s client, Esther, is a Housing Executive tenant who had previously fallen into rent arrears. Esther said she’d been too embarrassed to talk to someone when she first fell into arrears and hadn’t gone to court when the Housing Executive had applied for a possession order. In her absence, the judge granted a Possession Order with a stay. This meant that Esther could continue to live in her home as long as she kept to the terms of the order, which were made by the judge in court. Thi
Housing Rights’ key concerns with the current system for domestic rates liability are in relation to affordability and transparency.
Both these concerns are discussed in this response., along with specific comment on the proposals put forward by the Department in the consultation paper.
