To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of units of social housing created in each constituency, in each of the last five years; (ii) the total number of social housing units in each constituency; and (iii) the actions she is taking to increase the number of social housing units in East Londonderry.

In Table 1 below I have provided the details of new social housing starts for each of the last 5 years by parliamentary constituency.

In Table 2 below I have provided details of the current total number of units in Housing Executive stock, broken down by parliamentary constituency. Please note this does not include information for Housing Association stock.

Within the East Derry constituency there are currently 90 social units under construction. A further 25 units have been completed to date in the current programme year.

A further 255 social housing units are programmed to start through the Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) 2022/23 – 2024/25 in the constituency.

Please note that programmed schemes can be lost or slip to future programme years for a variety of reasons e.g. 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.

Table 1 Social housing starts by parliamentary constituency

Table 2: Housing Executive stock totals, broken down by Parliamentary Constituency

*in some locations Common Landlord Areas traverse Parliamentary Constituency boundaries