AQW 3711/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the size of the social housing waiting list in each constituency; and (ii) the estimated time the current waiting list in East Londonderry will take to clear, given the current level of investment, new builds and re-housing rates.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 28 September 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 28 September 2022
- Answer due by
- 13 October 2022
- Answered
- 18 October 202220 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Housing Executive have provided the table below detailing the number of waiting list applicants by Parliamentary Constituency. Figures are as at the end of June 2022.
| Parliamentary Constituency | All Applicants |
| Belfast East | 2097 |
| Belfast East/South | 404 |
| Belfast North | 4383 |
| Belfast South | 2834 |
| Belfast South/Strangford | 124 |
| Belfast West | 3821 |
| Belfast West/North | 134 |
| Belfast West/South | 24 |
| East Antrim | 1721 |
| East Derry | 2534 |
| Fermanagh South Tyrone | 1924 |
| Foyle | 4463 |
| Lagan Valley | 1984 |
| Mid Ulster | 1337 |
| Newry & Armagh | 2223 |
| North Antrim | 2288 |
| North Down | 1887 |
| South Antrim | 1589 |
| South Down | 2123 |
| Strangford | 1642 |
| Upper Bann | 2777 |
| West Tyrone | 1916 |
| Grand Total | 44229 |
Please note that where there are less than 10 applicants or allocations, they have been listed as <10 in compliance with Data Protection.
It is not possible to put a timeframe on the eradication of the social housing waiting list. The rate of progress in reducing numbers of households in housing stress will be determined by long term policy and investment.