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To: Northern Ireland Assembly
Support the People's Housing Bill!
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Legislate to tackle the root causes of our housing crisis in the North.
Why is this important?
"The People's Housing Bill" aims to alleviate the devastating housing crisis being felt in communities throughout the North, and is being brought forward by Gerry Carroll MLA. The supply of social homes is at an all-time low while rents are at an all-time high.
48,366 households are on the housing waiting list - this amounts to around 90,000 people.
36,741 of those households are in “housing stress", dealing with issues like damp and mould, overcrowding and facing homelessness.
36,741 of those households are in “housing stress", dealing with issues like damp and mould, overcrowding and facing homelessness.
The bill proposes to:
- cut and cap rents
- ban no-fault evictions
- move to open-ended, more secure tenancies
- increase housing supply by turning empty houses into homes
- establish a Rental Board to protect renters’ rights, hold landlords to account and ensure minimum housing standards.