AQW 17579/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail her plans to minimise the number of people living in housing stress in South Antrim.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 19 April 2021
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 19 April 2021
- Answer due by
- 5 May 2021
- Answered
- 12 May 202123 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
I am committed to ensuring more social homes are built and allocated where they are needed. A radical housing transformation plan was outlined toward the end of last year and the department and key stakeholder are currently progressing this.
https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/news/housing-statement-communities-minister-caral-ni-chuilin-3-november-2020
The Housing Executive has advised that it is working closely with Housing Associations to bring forward proposals to address housing need in the South Antrim Constituency. At the end of March 2021 there were 1,592 applicants on the waiting list in the South Antrim Parliamentary Constituency, of which 1,178 were in housing stress. The annual allocations to applicants was 237 homes. 131 new social housing units are under construction. I have provided you with details of these units are detailed in Table 1 below.
| Housing Association | Scheme Name | Location | Type | Need Group | Units | Onsite Year | CompletionYear |
| Ark | 53 Mill Road | Crumlin | Competitive Design & Build | General Needs | 11 | 2018/19 | 2021/22 |
| Ark | Main Street | Randalstown | Off The Shelf | General Needs | 12 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
| Connswater | Milewater Road (T) | New Mossley | New Build | General Needs | 34 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Connswater | Milewater Road (T) | New Mossley | New Build | Active Elderly | 10 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Connswater | Milewater Road (T) | New Mossley | New Build | Physically Disabled | 6 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Connswater | 181 Ballyclare Road | Newtownabbey | Competitive Design & Build | General Needs | 14 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Connswater | 181 Ballyclare Road | Newtownabbey | Competitive Design & Build | Physically Disabled | 3 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Rural | Main Street | Doagh | New Build | General Needs | 6 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Rural | 99-101 Main Street | Randalstown | New Build | General Needs | 9 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Triangle | 31 Belfast Road | Antrim | Off the Shelf | General Needs | 8 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |
| Triangle | 31 Belfast Road | Antrim | Off the Shelf | Active Elderly | 18 | 2020/21 | 2022/23 |