Motion or amendment: Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Mr Andy Allen MBE on .
- MLA
- Mr Andy Allen MBE
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 11 June 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Housing and the Programme for Government”
- Heading
- Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 443340
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Text
Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1
Leave out all after ‘this mandate;’ and insert:
‘acknowledges the Minister for Communities’ stated commitment to tackle homelessness and boost housing supply, including the introduction of the affordable rent scheme, the allocation of £10 million for the Loan to Acquire Move-on Accommodation, and the decision to allow the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to use its reserves to purchase properties for temporary accommodation; further acknowledges that, while these measures may offer some short-term relief, they are insufficient to meet the scale of need; notes with deep concern that, as of March 2025, approximately 49,083 households were on the social housing waiting list and that only around 1,000 new social homes are forecast for this year; further notes the warning from the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations that at least 2,200 new homes are needed each year, as set out in the Housing Supply Strategy; regrets the continued failure to provide sufficient funding for new social housing and to invest in the wastewater infrastructure needed to support development; laments the lack of progress on enabling the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to borrow to invest in its assets and assist in housebuilding; calls on the Minister for Communities to work with the Minister of Finance to expedite this at pace with HM Treasury; and further calls on the Minister for Communities to work with his Executive colleagues to urgently scale up housing delivery, including securing and ringfencing additional capital investment.’
247 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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- 17 June 2025: Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1 – The Amendment Was Therefore Agreed
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