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AQW 17577/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities (i) how many people are on the housing waiting list; and (ii) what is the average waiting time for housing allocations in South Antrim.

Asked by John Blair MLA on 19 April 2021

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Tabled
19 April 2021
Answer due by
5 May 2021
Answered
27 April 20218 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

The Housing Executive has advised that at the end of March 2021 there were 1,592 applicants on the waiting list in the South Antrim Parliamentary Constituency; and the median waiting time for housing allocations in South Antrim was 13 months at the point of allocation.

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