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Homelessness

The latest in a series of homelessness monitors, produced by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, was launched yesterday in Belfast. The event marked the first of the reports into homelessness in Northern Ireland and is part of a bigger project researching the impact of policy and economic developments on homelessness in each of the countries in the UK.

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Dealing with poor housing, homelessness, rent arrears and mortgage debt causes huge levels of stress and people often don’t know where to turn for help.   With over 40,000 people on the waiting list, it’s important to be informed about housing options and rights.

Local charity, Housing Rights Service has just redeveloped its online resource www.housingadviceNI.org to ensure people in Northern Ireland have round the clock access to advice and information on their housing problems.

Responses to the DSD proposals for a Housing (Anti Social Behaviour Bill) NI close on the 24 March 2014. Nicola McCrudden, Housing Rights Service Policy Manager, outlines her concerns about the content of these proposals.

The nature of anti social behaviour

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Social Tenancies, Policy, Homelessness, Opinion

A mother and daughter, who had been intimidated from their home, will now be able to sell their property under the SPED scheme thanks to a Court of Appeal decision made last week.

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Social Tenancies, Homelessness, Case law, Legal

Homelessness legislation in Northern Ireland was originally designed to provide housing to homeless people in the social rented sector. However, the supply of social housing has decreased whilst its demand has increased. Consequently, there is now severe pressure on the available social rented housing in many parts of Northern Ireland.

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Private Tenancies, Policy, Homelessness

The Department for Social Development has released the latest housing statistics for Northern Ireland.  Policy Manager Nicola McCrudden looks at the numbers and the people behind them.

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Social Tenancies, Private Tenancies, Homelessness, Opinion

The Department for Social Development has been reviewing how social housing is allocated in Northern Ireland.  Research, published in December, recommended introducing a Choice Based Lettings system to manage the allocation of social housing.  The Housing Executive has recently starting trialling this system in specific locations within Belfast, with plans to extend the pilot to other areas of NI in the coming weeks.

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Social Tenancies, Homelessness

Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for a European wide homelessness strategy. The resolution describes homelessness as “a violation of human dignity and of human rights” and recognises housing as a “basic human need and a precondition for a decent life and social inclusion”.

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January is always a busy month for our services as people make resolutions to sort out their debt and housing problems.  Getting help can make a massive difference to clients facing repossession, even if they leave it to the very day of their court hearing.  Last week, our adviser at court helped one vulnerable family save their home:

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Repossession, Homelessness, Affordability

From 1 January 2014 the UK’s transitional controls on citizens of Bulgaria and Romania (A2 countries) will come to an end. These controls have been in place since Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union in 2007. The lifting of restrictions means that citizens from those countries will be able to access all of the labour market and will no longer be subject to a Worker Authorisation Scheme (the Scheme).

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Benefits, Minority Groups, Social Tenancies, Homelessness, Legal

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