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Domestic Abuse Awareness Week

Housing Rights is deeply saddened by the level of domestic abuse that continues to exist in Northern Ireland. Last year 29,751 domestic abuse incidents were recorded  and police were called to a domestic abuse incident every 18 minutes. 

17 October 2025
Kerry Logan — Participation and Policy Coordinator
Homelessness Homeless application Homelessness assessment Homeless
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Press release: Housing and homeless sector leaders' joint statement on recent attacks

Press release: Housing and homeless sector leaders' joint statement on recent attacks

13 June 2025
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A welcome opportunity to refocus on preventing homelessness

Housing Rights releases statement following the publication of the NI Audit Office report on homelessness. 

24 March 2025
Homelessness
Stormont Parliament Building

Statement from Housing Rights regarding the Programme for Government 2024-2027

The Northern Ireland Executive has published it’s Programme for Government 2024-2027. 

Housing Rights welcomes the publication of the NI Executive Programme for Government and the inclusion of housing as one of 9 priority areas. 

4 March 2025
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Press release: Threshold and Housing Rights to conduct tenant survey across the island of Ireland

Threshold and Housing Rights have been granted €25,000 from the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Shared Island Civic Society Fund to undertake an all-island research initiative entitled 'Uniting Tenant Voices: A Catalyst for Change Across Ireland (An All-Island Tenant Experience Survey)'.

 

6 February 2025
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Removal of intimidation points

Housing Rights cautiously welcomes the reform of the Housing Selection Scheme to better meet the needs of a wider range of vulnerable people, including victims of domestic abuse. 

Read our full response. 

28 January 2025
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Press release: Housing Rights Receives funding from TDS to empower private rented sector tenants

£20,000 funding from TDS to help empower private tenants

16 January 2025
Private tenants Private rented sector
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When everyone has a home: a statement from Housing Rights following the events of the last few days

“We are deeply troubled by the events of the last few days in Belfast.

As we continue to reach out to our partners in newcomer communities to offer our assistance with any housing needs linked with these events, we think it is important to re-state the facts when discussing housing and immigration.”

7 August 2024
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Press release: Housing and homelessness sector leaders outline ‘grave concerns’ at social housing new starts figure for 2024/5

The leaders of four leading homelessness and housing sector representatives have written to the First and Deputy First Ministers outlining their ‘grave concerns’ at the news that the Department for Communities will only be able to fund up to 400 new starts in 2024/5.

7 June 2024
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal

"It seems that I am here at the right time"

As part of our 60th anniversary, Housing Rights hosted a visit from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal. 

3 June 2024