The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is one of the largest social landlords in the UK, managing approximately 85,000 homes across urban and rural areas throughout all of Northern Ireland.

As the strategic housing authority for Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive’s remit also includes assessing housing need and examining housing conditions, managing the Social Housing Development Programme for new social homes with housing association partners, managing the Supporting People programme, providing Homelessness Services, and administering private sector home improvement grants. They are also the Home Energy Conservation Authority for Northern Ireland.

Their vision is one in which housing plays its part in creating a peaceful, inclusive, prosperous and fair society.

Watch the video

Watch the video to see how the Northern Ireland Housing Executive is tackling hidden housing need in rural areas and empowering rural residents to make where they live better for everyone.

You can learn more about the work of their Rural & Regeneration Unit by reading their Rural Strategy & Action Plan Final Progress Report 2016-2020.

Summit webinar

As part of the Rural Housing Summit  Sinéad Collins from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive will be outlining the specific approach taken to assess and meet housing need in rural NI, where the need for social and affordable housing can often be hidden; and explore how Rural Housing Need Tests can contribute to sustainable rural communities.
Book your free space on the ‘Identifying rural housing need’ session

More information

You can find out more information on the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and its services by:

Visiting the website at www.nihe.gov.uk  

Emailing rural.housing@nihe.gov.uk

Calling 028 9598 2559

Following @nihecommunity on Twitter

You can also get an overview of Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s work by reading the latest edition of their tenant magazine Streets Ahead.