The Housing Executive has invested £8.56 million in homes across mid-Ulster.

The annual Housing Investment Plan (HIP) shows that £6.25m was spent on planned maintenance including stock improvements with a further £2.31m spent on response maintenance.

Across the Mid Ulster District, £4.19m was invested through the Supporting People programme to fund 48 services provided by partner organisations, which provided housing support to 1,044 people. Within the district, 466 people who presented as homeless were accepted for support.

Last year, £6.02m was invested in new homes in the district, 164 housing association units on-site at March 2023 and 15 housing completions for the year. Despite this the Housing Executive recognises that the gap between housing demand and supply continues to widen and continued work with councils and the housing sector is required to find solutions.

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Housing Executive Chief Executive, Grainia Long, said: "We were able to support local communities with more than £62k funding through our community grants, community safety and community cohesion programmes. We recognise the importance of inclusion and good relations in helping people sustain their tenancies and build strong communities.

"We know this is more important than ever when we continue to face challenges in the housing sector with ongoing demand for social housing and homelessness services."

"In addition to investing in homes and communities in 2022/23, we are also pleased to have been able to support the economic future of Mid Ulster District with a steady, positive impact on employment and local supply chains.

"Looking ahead to next year there is no doubt that we will continue to face challenges however we remain fully committed to the objectives set out in our Housing Investment Plan 2023 -26.

"We will continue to work with our partners to increase social housing supply, help to address the impact of climate change, invest in our local economy, deliver innovative housing solutions and involve our customers to ensure they are at the heart of service improvements in our business delivery model.

"Delivery of our housing objectives is key to the social, economic and environmental benefits of Mid Ulster District. I am grateful for the partnerships we have built with the local council and look forward to working together further as we deliver against our shared goal of providing better places to live for the people and communities we serve."

The Housing Executive also invested £2.10m specifically on energy efficiency improvement measures across their own homes with plans to sustain this investment during 2023/24.