AQW 5497/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) the average percentage increase in rents; and (ii) the average total increase in rents for each year between 2014-2024 for social homes owned by the Housing Executive.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 5 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 5 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 20 February 2024
- Answered
- 20 February 202415 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
In January 2024, my Department approved the 2024/2025 rent increase for NIHE homes of CPI+1%. This is equivalent to an increase of 7.7%, £5.72 per week.
The average increase in rents each year, 2014/15 to 2024/25:
| YEAR | % RENT INCREASE | AVERAGE RENT (£) | AVERAGE RENT INCREASE (£) |
| 2014/15 | 4.2 | 63.52 | 2.64 |
| 2015/16 | 4.85 | 66.60 | 3.08 |
| 2016/17 | 0.0 | 66.60 | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 0.0 | 66.60 | 0.00 |
| 2018/19 | 0.0 | 66.60 | 0.00 |
| 2019/20 | 0.0 | 66.60 | 0.00 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7 | 68.39 | 1.79 |
| 2021/22 | 1.5 | 69.41 | 1.02 |
| 2022/23 | 0.0 | 69.41 | 0.00 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0 | 74.24 | 4.86 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7 | 79.96 | 5.72 |