Housing Rights

Housing Rights

The Skainos Centre, First Floor
239 Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 1AF
United Kingdom

Housing Rights, a local independent housing charity that was established in 1964.

We believe that everyone in Northern Ireland should have a home.  We work tirelessly to keep people in their homes and help them with their housing problems.

Housing Rights's Content

Event
Online / Virtual Training/Advice

Housing Rights

Housing Rights’ advisers host this pre-recorded webinar on the effects of COVID-19 for those who are homeless.
Dates:
28 May - 31 December 2021
Belfast
Event
Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

Housing Rights

This brand new self-paced online learning course considers the issue of temporary accommodation in Northern Ireland.  
Dates:
28 May - 31 December 2021
Belfast
Event
Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

Housing Rights

With more people presenting as homeless, advisers need to have a greater understanding of the homelessness tests applied by statutory agencies.  
Dates:
28 May - 31 December 2021
Belfast
Event
Online / Virtual Training/Advice

Housing Rights

Our Housing Advice Training Programme is the ‘must-have’ foundational course for those working in housing. The course will be held 1 day per week, over a six-week period.
Dates:
26 March - 06 May 2021
Belfast
Event
Online / Virtual Training/Advice

Housing Rights

Our Financial Capability training looks at what financial capability means, the causes of debt in Northern Ireland and how this impacts on client’s financial capability.
Dates:
08 March 2021
Belfast
Event
Online / Virtual Training/Advice

Housing Rights

Understand the various forms of discretionary support, financial assistance and charitable support that is available, in the interests of alleviating poverty and promoting greater security of tenure.
Dates:
05 March 2021
Belfast
Event
Online / Virtual Seminar Training/Advice

Housing Rights

This session will update your knowledge on Welfare Reform and the impacts on the housing situation of vulnerable and low-income households in Northern Ireland. It will also highlight the types of accommodation and groups of people who will remain on Housing Benefit in the short term. 
Dates:
24 February 2021
Belfast
Event
Conference Online / Virtual Seminar Workshop

Housing Rights

Our annual PRS conference has gone virtual! In a year like no other, our 2020 conference programme will look at how we can future-proof the private rented sector.
Dates:
25 November 2020
Belfast
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News

Housing Rights

The Housing Mediation Service operated by Housing Rights and funded by the Department for Communities, offers tenants and landlords in the private rented sector a new way of finding agreements that are sustainable and satisfactory for both parties.
COVID-19 Housing Advice from Housing Rights
News

Housing Rights

Need housing advice in relation to COVID-19 ? Get in touch with Housing Rights

More Information

Type of Organisation

VCSE

Team

  • Emma Kinghan
  • Claire Moss
  • Bronagh McNicholl
  • Geraldine Fitzsimons
  • Nicola McCrudden
  • Adele Pound