Publications

The Department has made a new Determination to give registered HAs the flexibility and discretion to apply rent increases not exceeding annual NIHE rent increases for tenants in Controlled Tenancies only.

New guidance about managing rent collection informing of a new determination for controlled tenancies.

Guidance on how and when to report fraud including tenancy fraud has been reviewed.  The process has been streamlined and now requires completion of 2 forms rather than 4 forms. 

In July 2014 the Department and Northern Ireland Housing Executive jointly procured an ‘Asset Commission’ – a large scale consultancy exercise, to examine the condition, performance and management of the NIHE’s property.

Amendments to wording of Scheme Approval – Band 4 ALPs – Planning, PFG targets are impacted.

The independent research was commissioned to provide up to date and Northern Ireland specific evidence on the economic impact of introducing a Developer Contributions Scheme.

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the Residential Property Price Index and new house sales and prices.

Scheme Approval, Calculating Grant, Development and associated procurement approaches.

The strategy explores how social landlords and tenants can work together to improve services.

The Housing Supply Forum, proposed as part of the Northern Ireland Housing Strategy
“Facing the Future”, was established as a means of identifying ways of helping to
increase housing supply in Northern Ireland.
 

Scheme Approval, Calculating Grant, Development and associated procurement approaches.

New Determination 2015 made to Article 31 (6) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992

Housing Association Guide - Finance Guide tables

Annual accounts return for housing associations and associated guidance notes

Updated for changes to the Finance Reporting - External section and revised Finance Guide Tables.

Following consultation with users, Professional Services Unit will be making changes to the Housing Stock data included in the annual Northern Ireland Housing Statistics Publication.

Following consultation with users, Professional Services Unit (PSU) will be making changes to the Housing Associations Rents data included in the annual Northern Ireland Housing Statistics report.

Minutes from the BSC programme board meetings.

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the Residential Property Price Index and new house sales and prices.

Following consultation with users, Professional Services Unit will be making changes to the New Dwelling Starts and Completions data included in the quarterly Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin and the annual Northern Ireland Housing Statistics report.