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Policy & Research

Our policy work is based on the experiences of people who contact us for advice. We work on their behalf to secure positive changes to housing legislation, policy and practice in Northern Ireland. You can read more about what we are striving to achieve in the coming year by downloading our policy priorities.

Below, you will find copies of policy briefings, consultation responses and research papers that Housing Rights has produced recently.

Policy Priorities for a new NI Assembly Mandate

Policy Briefing
August 2022

As we look to a new assembly mandate, Housing Rights have identified a set of key policy asks necessary to deliver good quality, affordable, sustainable homes for people across Northern Ireland over the next five years. These key asks are informed by the experience of people using our advice services.

With the ongoing impact of the pandemic continuing to be felt alongside the devastating impact of the cost of living crisis on people living on low incomes the need to address housing problems and homelessness is more important than ever.
 

PDF icon MLA Bulletin 2022.pdf

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Benefits, Legislation, Regulation, Policy, Homelessness, Affordability, NI Assembly

Housing Rights’ response to the Department of Communities’ Draft Housing Supply Strategy

Consultation Response
February 2022

Last year Housing Rights submitted a response to the Call for Evidence on the Housing Supply Strategy.  We note areas in the draft strategy where our recommendations have been taken on board and we hope this response will help to further advance the development of this strategy.

PDF icon Housing Rights response to Draft Housing Supply Strategy Feb 2022 - FINAL-converted (1).pdf

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Legislation, Policy

Housing Rights response to Housing Executive draft homelessness strategy 2022-2027

Consultation Response
February 2022

Our response to the Housing Executive's draft homelessness strategy welcomes the commitment to working together to prevent and alleviate homelessness and to involving people with lived experience in the desig of appropriate solutions. Our response outlines how we'd like to see these commitments strengthened

PDF icon Homeless-Strategy-Response-Final-HousingRights-2022.pdf

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Policy, Homelessness

Housing Rights evidence to the NI Assembly Committee on the new Private Tenancies Bill

Policy Briefing
January 2022

We have submitted evidence on the new Private Tenancies Bill.  Our written submission makes a number of points and proposals for amendments, and we wish to see a number of clauses strengthened.

PDF icon Housing Rights Written Evidence Private Tenancies Bill 2021.pdf
PDF icon Private Tenancies Bill Committee Briefing Paper .pdf

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Legislation, Policy

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Inquiry into the experiences of ethnic minority and migrant people in NI

Consultation Response
January 2022

We have used our client experience to submit evidence to the inquiry into the experiences of ethnic minority and migrant people here in Northern Ireland, and our evidence demonstrates the barriers faced by people. 

Read out submission.

PDF icon Housing Rights written evidence NIAC Inquiry.pdf

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Legislation, Minority Groups, Policy

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