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Housing Rights responds to the Department for Communities Draft Housing Supply Strategy

14 February 2022

Last year we responded to the Call for Evidence on the Housing Supply Strategy. We can see areas in the draft strategy which reflect some of our recommendations.

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Legislation, Policy

Urgent call for assurances that key legislation will be passed in the coming weeks

11 February 2022

This week we issued a joint press release with our colleagues at the Chartered Institute of Housing NI, Homeless Connect, and the NI Federation of Housing Associations expressing concern that the political situation at Stormont will impact on both the Private Tenancies Bill and the welfare mitigations legislation.

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Legislation, Policy, NI Assembly

Adviser: Helping young people with housing problems

9 February 2022

We’ve seen an increase in the number of young people asking for help with housing issues in recent months.

Housing Rights for Young People is our specialist support service for young people in housing need. The service offers young people aged between 18-25 (or thereabouts):

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Benefits, Affordability, Adviser

Housing Rights responds to Draft Homelessness Strategy  

1 February 2022

Housing Rights has responded to the Housing Executive’s (NIHE) draft homelessness strategy 2022-2027. The strategy considers how homelessness can be prevented and alleviated. 

Working together to end homelessness 

Housing Rights agrees with the strategy’s goal of preventing homelessness. We believe collaboration is needed to achieve this goal.

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Policy, Homelessness

Inquiry into the experiences of ethnic minority and migrant people in NI

14 January 2022

We have used our client experience in this area to submit evidence to the inquiry. Our evidence shows the barriers people face:

  • accessing housing advice
  • accessing housing

Barriers to accessing housing advice

In 2017 & 2018 we ran a peer housing advice project for ethnic minority communities. We trained, supported and developed peer volunteers. The aim was for the volunteers to deliver housing advice within their own communities.

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Minority Groups, Policy

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