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Housing Rights calls for a housing-specific outcome in the Programme for Government 

19 March 2021
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Housing leaders call upon government to deliver on its NDNA commitment to prioritise housing

3 March 2021

Four leading housing organisations, including Housing Rights,  have approached the joint heads of government to discuss the housing crisis in Northern Ireland and relay sectoral concerns regarding the absence of a specific housing outcome in the draft Programme for Government.

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Delays in supplementary payments causing concerns

2 March 2021

Housing Rights is concerned about delays in the payment of welfare supplementary payments to people affected by the bedroom tax.

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Social Tenancies, Welfare Reform

12 week notice period extended to end September 2021

25 February 2021

Regulations have been laid which extend emergency measures to increase the amount of notice which must be given to private tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 come into operation on 30 March 2021. They extend the emergency period during which extended notice is required to 30 September 2021. 

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Coronavirus, Private Tenancies

2021-2022 draft budget would negatively impact vulnerable groups 

24 February 2021

In January 2021, the Department of Finance published their draft budget. The document sets out the Northern Ireland Executive’s proposed spending plans for the one year period from 1 April 2021 to March 2022. 

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