AQW 19098/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities how many social homes are planned to be built in the Strangford constituency.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 19 May 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 19 May 2021
- Answer due by
- 4 June 2021
- Answered
- 2 June 202114 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
I have been advised by the Housing Executive that there are currently 74 social housing units under construction.
A total of 42 social housing units are programmed to start as part of the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) 2021/22 – 2023/24.
Programmed schemes can be lost or slip to future programme years for a variety of reasons, for example, relating to delays in acquiring sites and/or failure to secure Planning Approval.
Additional schemes can also be added to the SHDP ‘in-year’ through Competitive Design & Build procurement route and/or the purchase of Existing Satisfactory / Off-the-shelf properties.