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Revisiting Northern Ireland's plans for social housing allocation

23 November 2020

In 2017, the Department for Communities carried out a consultation into proposed changes to the system of allocating social housing.

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Social Tenancies, Policy

Most landlords in Northern Ireland are small-scale, but experienced

13 November 2020

In October, The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) released key findings from their Private Landlords’ Survey. The survey highlighted the increasing importance of the Private Rented Sector (PRS), which has been the second largest housing tenure in NI since 2009 and continues to grow. The survey looked at:

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Research, Private Tenancies

Should NIHE use the private rented sector to meet its housing duties?

10 November 2020

Photo of terraced houses with "to let" signs attached

Housing Rights strongly welcomed Minister Carál Ní Chuilín’s recent announcement regarding her plans to enhance standards and regulation in the private rented sector and to revitalise the Housing Executive.

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Policy, Homelessness

Minister delivers "once-in-a generation" statement on housing policy in Northern Ireland

4 November 2020

Minister Carál Ní Chuilín outlined her plans for housing in Northern Ireland in the Northern Ireland Assembly on 4 November. The statement was described by Assembly colleagues as visionary, radical and ambitious.

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Private Tenancies, Policy

Reallocating earnings to a different assessment period under Universal Credit

29 October 2020

New legislation has been enacted to resolve the irrationality identified by the Court of Appeal in Secretary of State for Work And Pensions v Johnson & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 778. The plaintiffs in this case were penalised because they received two payments of wages in one Universal Credit (UC) assessment period.