AQW 51093/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail, for the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area, (i) the number of households currently in temporary accommodation; (ii) the number currently placed in temporary accommodation outside the Borough Council area; (iii) the average length of stay in temporary accommodation; and (iv) any action his Department is taking to increase the availability of suitable temporary accommodation within the area.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 7 September 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 7 September 2026
- Answer due by
- 22 September 2026
- Answered
- 30 September 202623 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The biannual Northern Ireland Homelessness Bulletin October 2025 – March 2026, published on 11 June 2026, contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness and is available at:
https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/northern-ireland-homelessness-bulletin-october-2025-march-2026.
The accompanying tables at Section 3 contain details on temporary accommodation placements; however, I am unable to provide a breakdown in the format you have requested.
The Housing Executive regularly seeks to increase the number of properties used for temporary accommodation across all areas and its strategic approach to temporary accommodation is outlined in the Strategic Action Plan for Temporary Accommodation. The year five action plan is available at https://www.nihe.gov.uk/article/1382/Homelessness-strategy.