CIH Northern Ireland has responded to the Department for Communities consultation on changes to the Decent Homes Standard. 🏡 We welcome the modernisation of the Decent Homes Standard. However, clearer guidance is needed for housing providers.
Read our response ➡️ buff.ly/DgKcutM
It is Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰
Head on over to LinkedIn to read ➡️ buff.ly/3Gptfvu
Pictured from left to right, Daniel McCrossan MLA chair of the Public Accounts Committee, and Justin Cartwright national director of Chartered Institute of Housing Northern Ireland
We welcomed the launch of the Public Accounts Committee’s homelessness inquiry report today alongside chair Daniel McCrossan MLA. It strongly aligns with CIH's evidence submission, reinforcing the need for person-centred support, strategic prevention & a significant boost to social housing supply.
CIH Northern Ireland has responded to the Department of Finance's consultation on proposals for the draft budget. We're calling for funding prioritisation for:
📢 Social housing
📢 Tackling homelessness
📢 Unblocking the wastewater crisis
📢 Decarbonisation
Read our full response here➡️ buff.ly/lAl5U6P
We need swift action to address the obstacles to new home starts and build the homes that Northern Ireland urgently needs 🏘️
📣 The latest statistics on new home starts in Northern Ireland are concerning and show a significant drop in Q4 2025.
Urgent action is needed to unblock the obstacles to new home starts, such as the wastewater infrastructure crisis. 🏠️
Read CIH Northern Ireland's reaction here ➡️ buff.ly/r0UisoE
📣 ICYMI - the Department for Communities published their Warm Healthy Homes Strategy. CIH Northern Ireland prepared a handy What You Need to Know guide for members ➡️ buff.ly/5K5kGOt
We're thrilled to announce the shortlist for the All-Ireland Housing Awards 2026 🏆
Congratulations to everyone shortlisted 👏
Check out the finalists here 👇
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We've submitted our response to the HSENI consultation on proposed amendments to gas safety regulations, supporting a 10-12 month window for gas safety checks to improve efficiency & reduce landlord burdens while maintaining safety.
Read more: www.cih.org/news/cih-nor...
We recently collaborated with Co-Ownership Housing on a workshop to unblock the path for affordable housing across Northern Ireland. We're moving from policy to practice by bringing together planners and developers to solve site-level delivery hurdles 🏘️👇
We're calling for ambitious housing approaches in the Ards and North Down draft Plan Strategy 🏠 From workable 'tenure-blind' design to unlocking land for housing, we’re pushing for a system that prioritises affordability and climate resilience.
Read our full response: www.cih.org/news/cih-ni-...
We have submitted our response to the Supporting People Strategic Intent 2026-2031. We are calling for sustainable, multi-year funding and cross-departmental accountability to transition housing support into long-term social infrastructure.
Read our response: www.cih.org/news/cih-ni-...
2026 is set to be a landmark year for housing in NI, with major shifts in social housing allocations, PRS regulations and supply targets. Don’t miss our member-exclusive deep dive into what the next 12 months hold for the sector. 🏠💻
👉 www.cih.org/blogs/housin...
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Issue 61 of CIH Unlocked 🔓 is live!
In our lead, @cihpolicy.bsky.social (and our @cihni.bsky.social @cihcymru.bsky.social @cihscotland.bsky.social and
@cihireland.bsky.social teams) detail the big policy milestones to look out for in 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/knA8cFP
All Unlocked content ➡️ buff.ly/D5x0PJ3
How is Stormont measuring up against its nine priorities two years on?
In @irishnews.com, our director warns that social housing targets face a "stark" delivery gap without sustainable investment and wastewater infrastructure.
Read more: www.irishnews.com/news/politic...
We'd like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and all the very best for the festive season!🎄❄️
Our offices will be closed from Christmas Eve until 2 Jan 2026. If you'd like to get in touch, please email customer@cih.org and we'll pick this up when we return. Stay safe and have a happy New Year!
CIH Northern Ireland: Public affairs roundup
As the year draws to a close, our team has been busy ensuring housing remains a top political priority through media, policy and direct engagement.
Here are recent highlights > www.linkedin.com/posts/charte...
The 90 per cent rise in pensioner homelessness is a moral catastrophe. It demands the £130m autumn budget capital funds being allocated to new social housing, and a statutory duty to prevent homelessness.
Our full comments in @belfasttelegraph.co.uk 📰👇
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
🚨WYNTK about the Autumn Budget 2025 🚨
The CIH policy team have put together a new member briefing exclusively for members detailing the key housing announcements in yesterday's Budget and what they mean for the sector.
Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/i4bTTc5
🚨 CIH research is unequivocal - the LHA freeze is a major policy failure & a 'hidden tax' on NI renters.
It's deepening the housing crisis for low-income families. The UK Government has a clear opportunity to act in Wednesday's budget.
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housingdigital.co.uk/northern-ire...
New CIH research shows local housing allowance (LHA) now covers as little as 9% of available private rental homes (vs. the 30% target) in NI.
Families face £36 weekly shortfalls.
We demand the UK Gov lift the freeze now.
Read more: www.cih.org/news/new-res...
New home completions slump 15 per cent
A "clear red flag" for NI housing supply as completions drop to just 1,379 homes in Q3 2025.
Meanwhile future pipeline shows resilience, with starts up 3.5 per cent (1,576 starts).
Read our comment: www.cih.org/news/new-hom...
It is Friday and time for our round-up of all things #UKHousing from this week including all the latest policy, news, and events you need to know 🏘️ 📰
Read the full round-up on LinkedIn ➡️ buff.ly/IrexgKQ
Issue 57 of CIH Unlocked 🔓 is now live!
In this issue's lead, we cover all the big talking points, takeaways and learnings from the All-Ireland Summit 2025, which took place in Dublin this week ➡️ buff.ly/D2aESUF
All Unlocked content ➡️ buff.ly/Ss3UbKJ
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@cihireland.bsky.social
CIH Ireland national director Caroline Moloney opens the #AllIrelandSummit 2025
Panellists including Paddy Gray OBE and Canadian Housing and Renewal Association's Mel Willerth explore the shared housing challenges facing Northern Ireland, Ireland and Canada — including worsening affordability and a lack of affordable housing
#AllIrelandSummit
CIH policy lead Stephanie Morphew chairs a session on domestic abuse, and the role housing organisations in Northern Ireland and Ireland can play in tackling what remains a significant issue
#AllIrelandSummit
CIH Northern Ireland national director Justin Cartwright opens a powerful and important session on migration and housing and the need to challenge common misconceptions
#AllIrelandSummit
The Department of Communities' David Polley and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's Paul Benson share updates on how the governments in both Northern Ireland and Ireland have been progressing housing policy (chaired by Fingal County Council's Annemarie Farrelly)
#AllIrelandSummit
