Source: The Green Party in Northern Ireland
Executive’s Housing Budget Fails Northern Ireland’s Most Vulnerable
Green Party Councillor Lauren Kendall has condemned the Executive for slashing the social housing budget at a time of unprecedented need. The Department for Communities has been left unable to meet even its most basic commitments, forcing a drastic cut in new social homes.
“This is a deliberate political choice to underfund housing and abandon the most vulnerable,” said Cllr Kendall. “The Executive is failing to meet even the most basic commitments to those in desperate need of a home. Whilst I appreciate the Minister is stretching the budget as far as he can, the Executive needs to look at its priorities. Cutting support for those in desperate need is a moral failure. The Executive is failing the people who need help most.”
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