We have responded to the Department of Justice and Department of Communities consultation on proposals to amend the legislation to help tackle antisocial behaviour. We believe the proposals contained in the consultation document to be unnecessary, unjustified and unjustifiable.
This research paper was commissioned to help us better understand work already happening to support people to be involved in decisions made about housing and homelessness.
Housing Rights have identified a set of key policy asks necessary to deliver good quality, affordable, sustainable homes for people across Northern Ireland from 2022 to 2027.
This consultation response draws from our work in preventing homelessness across all our services and more specifically with people experiencing homelessness to ensure our response is evidence based.
This consultation response draws from our work in preventing homelessness across all our services and more specifically with people experiencing homelessness to ensure our response is evidence based.
The experience of Housing Rights’ clients, many of whom are on low incomes, is that within the private rented sector (PRS) a sub sector exists which is characterised by poor standards, insecurity of tenure and problems with affordability. In our view this Bill is an important first step in a series of legislative reforms to address some of these issues in the PRS.