§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dwellings have been completed by the housing associations in Northern Ireland in each year since 1 April 1982 to 31 March 1992.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe number of dwellings completed by registered housing associations is as follows:
Year Newbuild Rehabilitation Total 1982–83 557 243 800 1983–84 576 244 820 1984–85 646 368 1,014 1985–86 777 271 1,048 1986–87 314 390 704 1987–88 694 330 1,024 1988–89 764 110 874 1989–91 563 74 637 1990–91 533 249 782 1991–92 838 94 932
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many tenants allocated houses with the housing associations come from the Housing Executive waiting list; and, of these, how many were on the priority waiting list and non-priority waiting list.
§ Mr. AtkinsThis information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the names of the registered housing associations in Northern Ireland; what was the date of registration of each association; and what are the numbers of staff currently employed by each association in respect of (i) management, (ii) administration/clerical, (iii) development, (iv) housing and (v) management/maintenance.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe names and registration dates of each registered housing association, are set out in the table. Information on staffing in the form requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.270W
Association Date registered with DOE (NI) Abbeyfield NI Development Society Limited 22 June 1981 Ballymacarrett Housing Association Limited 21 February 1979 Ballynafeigh Housing Association Limited 3 February 1977 Baptist Union of Ireland Housing Association Limited 29 October 1982 Belfast Community Housing Association Limited 12 October 1977 Belfast Improved Houses Limited 20 January 1977 Ben Madigan Housing Association Limited 27 July 1978 Botanic Housing Association Limited 31 January 1977 Broadway Housing Association Limited 16 November 1979 Church of Ireland Housing Association (NI) Limited 16 September 1977 Clonard Housing Association Limited 21 April 1978 Connswater Housing Association Limited 4 March 1977 Coral Crescent Housing Association Limited 26 October 1978 Covenanter Residential Association Limited 23 February 1977 Craigavon and District Housing Association Limited 19 September 1979 Craigowen Housing Association Limited 14 October 1977 Derry Housing Association Limited 24 August 1977 Donacloney Housing Association Limited 16 August 1977 Down and Connor Housing Association Limited 2 July 1987 Dungannon and District Housing Association Limited 24 March 1977 Flax Housing Association Limited 12 February 1987 Fold Housing Association Limited 14 December 1976 Gosford Housing Association (Armagh) Limited 5 December 1977 Grove Housing Association Limited 5 May 1977 Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Limited 24 May 1977 Hearth 10 February 1978 Larne and District Housing Association Limited 4 July 1978 Lisnagarvey Housing Association Limited 5 August 1977 Malone Housing Association Limited 28 February 1980 Masonic Housing Association (NI) Limited 13 May 1977 Newington Housing Association (1975) Limited 27 April 1977 Northern Ireland Co-ownership Housing Association Limited 11 April 1978 North Belfast Mission Housing Society Limited 22 February 1979 Oaklee Housing Association Limited 4 November 1991 Open Door Housing Association (NI) Limited 31 July 1978 Presbyterian Housing Association (NI) Limited 23 February 1977 Royal British Legion Housing Association (NI) Limited 4 March 1977 Rural Housing Association Limited 19 March 1992 St Matthews Housing Association Limited 8 June 1977 Students Housing Association Co-op Limited 27 September 1977 Tennent Street District Housing Association Limited 8 May 1979 Triangle Women's Housing Association Limited 20 March 1978 Ulidia Housing Association Limited 10 March 1978 Ulster Homemaker Limited 30 August 1984 Willowfield Parish Church Housing Association Limited 27 April 1977 Woodvale and Shankill Housing Association Limited 3 May 1977
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the selection schemes of each registered housing association; and if he will list the 271W reports produced by registered housing associations describing and measuring the need which they are seeking to address.
§ Mr. AtkinsCopies of the selection scheme approved by the Department of the Environment (NI) for each association have been placed in the Library.
The tenants guarantee, introduced in December 1992, requires associations to make available from 1 April 1993 information on the allocation of accommodation, application procedures for tenancies and policies and procedures for deciding on priority between applicants. Associations will also be required to prepare annual summaries of their letting activities which will include a report on the number and types of lettings to different types of applicant. These summaries will be made available to inquirers.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the budgetary allocation to housing associations in each year since 1 April 1982 to 31 March 1992; and how much of the allocation in each year has been devoted to new build.
§ Mr. AtkinsTotal allocation to housing associations, including the Northern Ireland Co-ownership Housing Association, were:
HAs (exclud-ing NICHA) £000 NICHA £000 Total £000 1982–83 21,000 8,500 29,500 1983–84 23,000 15,600 38,600 1984–85 25,800 14,400 40,200 1985–86 27,600 12,000 39,600 1986–87 29,800 11,500 41,300 1987–88 30,400 13,000 43,400 1988–89 32,000 13,400 45,400 1989–90 29,200 8,700 37,900 1990–91 28,200 8,600 36,800 1991–92 33,800 6,400 40,200 The new-build element of housing association expenditure, excluding NICHA, in 1990–91 and 1991–92 was £21.9 million and £28.3 million respectively. Information on capital funding to housing associations for previous years is not available on a basis which distinguishes new build from other types of expenditure.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what guidelines have been issued to housing associations for the selection of tenants.
§ Mr. AtkinsIn the circular issued to all registered housing associations on 24 July 1979 the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland advised associations of the guidelines to be followed in tenant selection. A copy of the circular has been placed in the Library. The guidelines are currently under review.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers and types of dwellings each housing association has constructed under the terms of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 during each financial year since 1976–77.
§ Mr. AtkinsA copy of the information requested has been placed in the Library.
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§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current level of applications on the waiting list of each registered housing association; and how many are on priority lists A and B, respectively.
§ Mr. AtkinsThis information is collected annually by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland and the position at 31 March 1992 was as follows:
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Association A applicants B applicants Abbeyfield Northern Ireland Development Society Limited — — Ballymacarrett Housing Association Ltd — — Ballynafeigh Housing Association Ltd 4 6 Baptist Union of Ireland Housing Association Ltd — 112 Belfast Community Housing Association Ltd 1 46 Belfast Improved Houses Ltd 135 1369 Ben Madigan Housing Association Ltd 2 16 Botanic Housing Association Ltd 5 37 Church of Ireland Housing Association (NI) Ltd — 1324 Clonard Housing Association Ltd 16 43 Connswater Housing Association Ltd — 20 Coral Crescent Housing Association Ltd — — Covenanter Residential Association Ltd — 2 Craigavon and District Housing Association Ltd 84 416 Craigowen Housing Association Ltd — 2— Derry Housing Association Ltd 85 1370 Donacloney Housing Association Ltd — 11 Dungannon and District Housing Association Ltd — 1439 Fold Housing Association Ltd — 2,985 Gosford Housing Association (Armagh) Ltd 1 27 Grove Housing Association Ltd 4 54 Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Ltd 222 1— Hearth 1 3 Larne and District Housing Association Ltd 46 66 Lisnagarvey Housing Association Ltd 5 83 Malone Housing Association Ltd 8 26 Masonic Housing Association (NI) Ltd 27 198 Newington Housing Association (1975) Ltd 34 156 North Belfast Mission Housing Society Ltd 1 3 Oaklee Housing Association Ltd 34 1146 Open Door Housing Association (NI) Ltd 70 129 Presbyterian Housing Association (NI) Ltd 116 278 Royal British Legion Housing Association (NI) Ltd 5 606 St. Matthews Housing Association Ltd 6 31 Students Housing Association Co-op Ltd 145 489 Tennent St. District Housing Association Ltd 16 27 Triangle Women's Housing Association Ltd — 1— Ulidia Housing Association Ltd 14 126
Association A applicants B applicants Willowfield Parish Church Housing Association Ltd 4 37 Woodvale and Shankill Housing Association Ltd 8 46 Note: A substantial number of special needs schemes are managed by voluntary agencies on behalf of the associations marked1 and information on the waiting lists held by those agencies is not available.
§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the role of(a)the Housing Executive, in relation to individual housing associations and the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations and (b)the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Housing Executive's main role in relation to housing associations is the assessment of overall housing need and confirmation of need for each proposed housing association scheme. In its enabling role the executive ma. y assist in the development plans of housing associations by the transfer of land and property.
The executive works closely with the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations to produce the housing association element of the housing development strategy, which is submitted annually to the Department of the Environment (NI) to support the bid for housing investment in Northern Ireland. I understand that the executive also meets regularly at board level with the federation to discuss matters of mutual interest.
The role of the Northern Ireland Federation is to promote, establish, encourage and assist the formation and the conduct and activities of housing associations in Northern Ireland; to make representations and negotiate on behalf of the federation, housing associations, and other bodies with regard to housing policy and administration; to ensure that maximum co-operation and efficiency is attained among housing associations in Northern Ireland and to ensure a close and harmonious liaison and relationship with the National Federation of Housing Associations and other bodies involved in housing activity.