Social housing: Intimidation targets will not get application points

Social housing: Intimidation targets will not get application points

The communities minister says a victim of terrorism currently receives a greater award of points than a domestic abuse victim.

Northern Ireland removes intimidation points to ‘level the ...

Move means victims of sectarian intimidation on waiting lists will no longer receive additional points compared to those suffering other forms of abuse, such as domestic violence.

Luke Butterly: Removing intimidation points won’t fix our housing crisis

An average of 215 households are accepted as homeless due to intimidation each year

‘Progress on housing points welcome but further protections needed for victims of abuse’

SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H DurkanSDLP MLA Mark H Durkan said that efforts to implement a fundamental review of the allocation of social housing points was much needed. However, he said that further clarity is needed as to what these changes will mean for victims of domestic abuse. Speaking following a statement from the Communities Minister on the removal of intimidation points, the Foyle MLA said: “I welcome the ongoing efforts to amend a housing al…

During the weeks the Minister of Community Gordon Lyon – hassteveclarkresignedyet

Gordon Lyons said this step “alters the conditions for victims of violence” Gordon Lyons described the change in the housing scheme as a proposal to “align the game conditions for victims of violence” by making ads in the Assembly. He stated that this step would support the work of the executive in resolving violence against women and girls, focusing on how violence or threat of violence affects the victims and their ability to stay in their hom…

Minister announces removal of intimidation points from Housing Selection Scheme

Communities minister Gordon Lyons has announced the removal of intimidation points from the Housing Selection Scheme operated by the NIHE in a bid to ‘level the playing field for victims of violence’. In an Oral Statement to the Assembly today, Minister Lyons said the move would support the Executive’s work in tackling Violence Against Women and Girls by focussing on how violence, or the threat of violence, affects victims and their ability to r…