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McCrossan: Minister must address soaring temporary accommodation spend
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee, calls on Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to urgently address spending on temporary accommodation after a PAC report found £40m was spent in 2024/25.
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: Public Accounts Committee report on homelessness Original release: McCrossan: Minister must address soaring temporary accommodation spend (opens in a new tab)
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Thousands of Houses Empty and Thousands Homeless: Time for Action
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)
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Minister announces cross-departmental approach to tackle housing…
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launches the first whole-system Housing Supply Strategy, setting an ambition of at least 100,000 homes with one third social, and says it will tackle homelessness, housing quality and energy costs. He also says a Fuel Poverty Strategy consultation will follow…
Housing Issue: Housing Supply Strategy launch by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons Original release: Minister announces cross-departmental approach to tackle housing… (opens in a new tab)
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Minister outlines vision for housing ahead of opening new £100m…
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons sets out housing priorities at the Northern Ireland Housing Conference, including more social and affordable homes, and opens the 653-home Black Ridge development in west Belfast.
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Homelessness organisations doing essential work - Minister
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, speaking at Belfast's Stella Maris centre run by Depaul, says homelessness has no simple fix and that accommodation must come with support services. He outlines recent steps including the Housing Supply Strategy and an extra £6.7m for the Housing Executive.
Housing Issue: Minister Gordon Lyons visit to Stella Maris homelessness centre Belfast Original release: Homelessness organisations doing essential work - Minister (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister launches the Loan to Acquire Move-on…
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons announces a £10million, five-year loan fund for homelessness charities to buy private rented homes for move-on housing, funded through Financial Transactions Capital and launched during Homelessness Awareness Week.
Housing Issue: Communities Minister launches £10million homelessness move-on housing loan fund Original release: Communities Minister launches the Loan to Acquire Move-on… (opens in a new tab)
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Communities Minister Lyons reflects on year of real delivery
DUP's Communities Minister Gordon Lyons marks his first year in office, highlighting the Defective Premises Act, a Housing Supply Strategy targeting 100,000 homes, the Northern Ireland Football Fund and £17million for winter fuel support, and says delivery will continue.
Housing Social security and welfare Original release: Communities Minister Lyons reflects on year of real delivery (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Minister must stop gaslighting public and deliver on housing
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA says Communities Minister Gordon Lyons is deflecting blame for racial tensions onto housing pressures, and calls on him to deliver social homes. He cites 1,504 new social homes started last year and a shortfall against the Executive's…
Housing Issue: Minister Gordon Lyons remarks linking housing pressures to racial tensions Original release: Durkan: Minister must stop gaslighting public and deliver on housing (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Thousands waiting for homes while social housing fraud goes unchecked
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan urges Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to act against social housing fraud after a Northern Ireland Audit Office report estimated losses of at least £8 million last year. He warns the true cost is unknown without a baseline and asks the Housing Executive and housing…
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland Audit Office report on social housing tenancy fraud Original release: Durkan: Thousands waiting for homes while social housing fraud goes unchecked (opens in a new tab)