AQW 37589/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding allocated to the Housing Executive for providing services when the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol is triggered, in each of the last five years.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 6 January 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 6 January 2026
- Answer due by
- 21 January 2026
- Answered
- 19 January 202613 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
This issue is an operational matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:
“The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) is managed within the Strategic Prevention annual budget that forms part of the Homeless programme. The expenditure for the last five financial years is detailed in the table below:”
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
| SWEP Spend | - | £5,190 | £35,873 | £9,837 | £51,523 |