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14/08/2013
Rise In NI Households Presenting As Homeless
The number of Northern Ireland households presented as homeless to the NI Housing Executive during January to March this year increased by 15%, when compared to the previous quarter.
This was one of the findings of the latest Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin, published by the Department for Social Development today.
4,923 households presented as homeless during this period, indicating an increase of 652.
For the period, the total number of new dwelling starts was 1,720, signifying a decrease of 18% on the same period in 2012. However, the total number of new dwelling completions was 2,004, an increase of 5% on the same period in 2012.
The number of households accepted by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive as full duty applicants for the quarter January to March 2013 was 2,128, a decrease of 9% compared to the previous quarter.
The reason categories with the highest proportion of full duty applicants were those citing accommodation not reasonable (27%) and those citing a sharing breakdown or family dispute (19%).
Of those accepted as full duty applicants during the quarter, 205 were discharged.
Between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, residential property prices fell by 1%.
For the first quarter of 2013, the standardised residential property price was 6% lower than the same quarter in 2012 and 13% lower than in the first quarter of 2005.
(IT/JP)
This was one of the findings of the latest Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin, published by the Department for Social Development today.
4,923 households presented as homeless during this period, indicating an increase of 652.
For the period, the total number of new dwelling starts was 1,720, signifying a decrease of 18% on the same period in 2012. However, the total number of new dwelling completions was 2,004, an increase of 5% on the same period in 2012.
The number of households accepted by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive as full duty applicants for the quarter January to March 2013 was 2,128, a decrease of 9% compared to the previous quarter.
The reason categories with the highest proportion of full duty applicants were those citing accommodation not reasonable (27%) and those citing a sharing breakdown or family dispute (19%).
Of those accepted as full duty applicants during the quarter, 205 were discharged.
Between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, residential property prices fell by 1%.
For the first quarter of 2013, the standardised residential property price was 6% lower than the same quarter in 2012 and 13% lower than in the first quarter of 2005.
(IT/JP)
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