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Classification of Registered Housing Associations in Northern Ireland: Consultation Two- The Future of the House Sales Scheme

Consultation Response
September 2018

Housing Rights has responded to the Department for Communities’ “Consultation on the Classification of Registered Housing Associations in NI: Consultation two – The Future of the Housing Sales Scheme”

We welcome the chance to be able to respond to this important public consultation. It is Housing Rights’ view that Option Three – ending the Housing Sales Scheme for both the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Registered Housing Associations, is the preferred option.

PDF icon Classification of Registered Housing Associations in Northern Ireland.pdf

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£100 million for new homes for rough sleepers under Government strategy to eliminate rough sleeping by 2027

14 August 2018

Government Ministers have launched a new strategy with the aim of eliminating rough sleeping in England by 2027.

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Housing Rights calls for a housing led review of DHPs

13 August 2018

Housing Rights was part of a delegation today led by Nichola Mallon MLA, to meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities to discuss the operation of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs).

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Housing Rights calls for a housing led review of DHPs

Policy Briefing
August 2018

 A policy briefing: ‘Recommendations for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) in Northern Ireland pre and post 2020, following a meeting with the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities to discuss the operation of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) as part of a delegation led by Nichola Mallon, MLA.

 

PDF icon DHP briefing Aug 18.pdf

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Welfare Reform, Policy

DWP to Pay Compensation to Universal Credit Claimants That Lost Out on Severe Disability Premium

13 August 2018

A recent ruling in England could assist those that had been in receipt of receipt of disability premiums with legacy benefits and who have since migrated to Universal Credit.

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Benefits, Outside NI, Policy

The impact of Welfare Reform on housing

Policy Briefing
June 2018

A briefing document for the All Party Group created and presented by Housing Rights in June 2018. 

The document highlights three key areas of concern and included a focus on the situation post 2020 when the current scheme of mitigation payments are due to expire.

PDF icon Housing Rights Briefing June2018 -The Impact of Welfare Reform on Housing 250618.pdf

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Benefits, Welfare Reform, Policy, Affordability

Latest Housing Bulletin released for October to December 2017

10 May 2018

The Department for Communities has released the Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin for October to December 2017.  The Bulletin highlights trends in several current policy issues such as homelessness, housing supply and house prices.

Homelessness

3,889 households presented as homeless to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive during October – December 2017. This is a decrease of 744 (16%) from the previous quarter (4,643).

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Research, Policy

Provision of housing advice services one of four JRF policy proposals to tackle housing related poverty

2 May 2018

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has recommended that independent housing advice services are provided in England, Scotland and Wales in order to improve housing affordability for low-income households. The recommendation is one of four proposals identified in a recently published policy report examining housing and life experiences. 

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Outside NI, Research, Policy

FEANSTA release yearly Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe

27 April 2018

Since 2015, FEANTSA and the Fondation Abbé Pierre have released a yearly Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe. These annual reports look at the latest Eurostat data (EU-SILC) and assess EU countries' capacity to adequately house their populations.

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New JRF report highlights NI has the highest level of homeowners living in poverty in UK.

19 February 2018

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), released a report in February 2018 on the circumstances of home-owners and those in poverty in NI. The Home-owners and Poverty in Northern Ireland report reaffirmed concerns that there are higher numbers of homeowners in NI living in poverty than anywhere else in the UK.

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