NIFHA

The final 23 families have moved into their new homes at Clanmil Housing’s Caffrey Hill housing development on the former Bass Brewery site in West Belfast.

Good housing can help protect older people in Northern Ireland from a ‘loneliness epidemic’ a local charity, Abbeyfield Northern Ireland, told a conference at Grosvenor Conference Centre, Belfast on Thursday 31 January.

The Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) is delighted with the nominations its members have received for this year’s Chartered Institute of Housing Northern Ireland (CIH-NI)’s Awards.

NIFHA is highlighting the Government’s plans to reduce the amount of housing benefit some people can claim. Through the information below housing association tenants can find out if they are affected.

In response to today’s announcement on the future of social housing in Northern Ireland by Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland, Cameron Watt, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) said:

The Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) has submitted its response to the Department for Social Development’s (DSD) consultation “Facing the Future: Housing Strategy for Northern Ireland”.

Householders urged to insure their house contents.

New housing lease of life for Abbey Hill House in Newtownabbey.

Financial Highlights for NI housing association sector:-

NIFHA called today (1 Nov) for a six month postponement to the introduction of the under-occupation penalty or ‘bedroom tax’, a welfare reform due to be introduced in April 2013 that will affect 32,000 households living in social housing.