AQW 17188/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities how many people are in housing stress in the Strangford constituency, broken down by age, gender, and whether it is a family or single person.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 13 April 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 13 April 2021
- Answer due by
- 28 April 2021
- Answered
- 28 April 202115 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Housing Executive has provided the following tables detailing the number of applicants in housing stress in the Strangford constituency as at 31 December 2020, broken down by age, gender, and whether it is a family or single person. The Carryduff Common Landlord Area (CLA) crosses the Belfast South and Strangford Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries and has been included separately for completeness.
| Waiting List as at 31/12/20 by Housing Stress & Gender | |||
| Parliamentary Constituency | Female | Male | Total |
| Belfast South/Strangford | 59 | 42 | 101 |
| Strangford | 617 | 495 | 1112 |
| Waiting List as at 31/12/20 by Housing Stress & Age | ||||||||
| Parliamentary Constituency | 18 - 25 Yrs (Inc. Under 18s*) | 26 -29 Yrs | 30 -39 Yrs | 40 - 49 Yrs | 50 - 59 Yrs | 60 - 64 Yrs | 65+ Yrs | Total |
| Belfast South/Strangford | 22 | <10 | 31 | 18 | 10 | <10 | <10 | 101 |
| Strangford | 171 | 99 | 229 | 187 | 159 | 60 | 207 | 1112 |
| Waiting List as at 31/12/20 by Housing Stress & Household Composition | |||||||
| Parliamentary Constituency | Elderly | Large Adult | Large Family | Single | Small Adult | Small Family | Total |
| Belfast South/Strangford | 10 | <10 | <10 | 40 | <10 | 39 | 101 |
| Strangford | 205 | 23 | 86 | 510 | 61 | 227 | 1112 |