Social Democratic and Labour Party
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA says the Executive is failing to tackle empty homes, citing Finance Minister figures of 22,817 vacant properties as of 30 June 2026 and calling for concrete action as homelessness rises.
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People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says Communities Minister Gordon Lyons is using unreliable data on vacant properties to excuse inaction on housing, and calls on the Finance and Communities Ministers to ensure empty homes records are accurate and up to date.
Housing Issue: Communities Minister comments on lack of data on vacant properties Original release: Thousands of Houses Empty and Thousands Homeless: Time for Action (opens in a new tab)
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the final Programme for Government is vague and lacks detail on delivery, and calls for a People's Housing Bill, a no-fault eviction ban and rent control to tackle homelessness.
Housing Issue: Final Programme for Government publication Original release: Overdue Programme for Government Shows Executive Out Of Touch (opens in a new tab)
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA says it is disgraceful that new English night shelter funding cannot reach Northern Ireland while there is no Executive, and calls on the DUP to end its boycott so the Executive can be restored.
Housing Public finance and taxation Original release: NI homeless shelters missing out on additional funding due to lack of Executive is a disgrace, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
Alliance's Kellie Armstrong MLA says homelessness in Northern Ireland is worsening due to low prevention investment and NI Housing Executive Right to Buy sales, and calls for an urgent pause on selling social homes after a Public Accounts Committee inquiry recommended changes to the scheme.
Housing Issue: Public Accounts Committee inquiry on NIHE Right to Buy Scheme Original release: NI homelessness crisis exacerbated by lack of investment and continued selling of social homes, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says 50,000 families on the social housing waiting list, over 33,000 of them officially homeless, should shame Stormont ministers. He calls for rent controls, a ban on no-fault evictions, a funded social house-building programme and empty homes brought back…
Housing Issue: Social housing waiting list passes 50,000 households figures Original release: Milestone of Shame: 50,000 on Housing Waiting List (opens in a new tab)
Alliance Communities Spokesperson Sian Mulholland MLA says rising house prices are shutting young people and families out of home ownership, citing the latest House Price Index showing an average near £200,000. She calls on the Communities Minister to set out a plan to boost supply and support…
Housing Issue: Latest House Price Index showing Northern Ireland average near £200,000 Original release: Rising prices mean door to home ownership slammed shut for many families, says Mulholland (opens in a new tab)