AQW 41569/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities, following his engagement with the Welcome Organisation and their frontline delivery of services for homeless people, to detail any plans in place to (i) update the Housing (NI) Order 1988; and (ii) add to his expected Housing Miscellaneous Bill, a statutory duty to prevent homelessness.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 27 February 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 27 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 16 March 2026
- Answered
- 13 March 202614 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My recent experience of how the Welcome Organisation deliver front line services was extremely insightful.
The Public Accounts Committee report on Homelessness, published on 26 February, recommends that my Department should work with the Housing Executive to explore options for strengthening homelessness prevention.I welcome the Committee’s Report. As per protocol I will respond to its Recommendations formally through the Assembly process.