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This afternoon the APG on #Homelessness heard from Fiona Neilan and Jennifer Hawthorne from the Housing Executive on the impact of the Fundamental Review of Allocations process on households experiencing homelessness. You can read more on our website- homelessconnect.org/apg-on-homel...

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Representing NI homelessness sector and sharing insights at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry roundtable on housing & homelessness. Very productive roundtable, capturing what worked well and what we could have done differently. @homelessconnect.bsky.social

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Do you work in the #homelessness sector? The Frontline Network are inviting you to their annual online conference. Designed for frontline workers, the day will be made up of informative sessions on a range of important topics. And, it’s completely free! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/FNConference...

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In the Derry Journal: "Homeless Connect... said that the no. of households in Derry & Strabane with homelessness status has more than doubled - up 121% – since 2015, with Belfast and NMD Councils recording similar staggering increases" www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...

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Our CEO comments in @insidehousing.bsky.social on the latest housing and homelessness bulletin showing an 8% rise in the number of households with homelessness status over the last year www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/figures...

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@viewdigital.bsky.social cover our response to the latest housing and homelessness figures published by the Department of Communities today viewdigital.org/another-reco...

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Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social responds to the latest DfC housing bulletin showing that on March 31 2025, 31,719 households in NI had homelessness status. This is an increase of 132% over the last decade, when 13,644 households had this status homelessconnect.org/housing-bull...

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Yesterday the @assemblylibrary.bsky.social published a significant paper comparing the laws in place in NI when it comes to homelessness with those in place in GB. Well worth reading if you want to understand why we need to reform homelessness legislation here www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...

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Fantastic and often ground breaking work. Thank you Depaul staff both past and present 👏

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Congratulations to our member organisation Depaul on the event held at Belfast City Hall to mark their 20th anniversary of operation in NI. Former staff member and current Belfast Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social gave a powerful tribute to the great work of Depaul at the event.

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This morning the Department of Finance published the latest new dwelling statistics for NI. Over the last financial year, 828 social housing new starts and 911 completions were recorded in NI. On 31 Dec 24, 48325 households were on the Social Housing Waiting List with 30982 with homelessness status

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Brilliant morning working with the QUB Administrative Data Research Centre co-designing research on #homelessness with lived experience ppl. Lots of new health data to get stuck into all anonymous of course. Me all doubly biz with my Masters in Social Science head on! @homelessconnect.bsky.social

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Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social is in a piece by @grainnecuffe.bsky.social for @insidehousing.bsky.social commenting on the impact of the changes to National Insurance Contributions and the increase in the minimum wage on the #homelessness sector in NI www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/norther...

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Last week we had our latest meetup for Temporary Accommodation staff based in the Northwest. You can see some of the feedback we got below: thank you to everyone who came along! You can find out more about the NI Frontline Network on our website here- homelessconnect.org/frontline/

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We were out at Malone House this morning for the launch of our member organisation Extern's new five-year strategy. The launch gave a flavour of the breadth and depth of Extern's work across a wide range of areas, including supporting people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

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Great to be at the opening of East Belfast Mission's Hosford Community Inclusion Hub at 240 Newtownards Road. After a long journey, brilliant to see the project reach this stage

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Our Head of Policy and Programmes @markbaillie89.bsky.social took a visit to the Crossfire Trust this afternoon. It was fantastic to meet the team and hear about the compassionate support they provide in Darkley in Armagh. You can find out more about the Trust here- www.crossfiretrust.net

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Homeless Connect is made up of over forty member organisations across NI. These organisations are of different shapes and sizes but are all united by the same goal- ending homelessness here. Join us on the journey to end homelessness. homelessconnect.org/membership/

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We have submitted our response to Ciara Ferugson MLA's consultation on unfair letting agent fees. You can read what we had to say here- homelessconnect.org/unfair-letti...

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Frontline worker working in temporary accommodation services in the Northwest? We would love to see you at our next staff meetup taking place on Wednesday 14 May. Full info here 👉 homelessconnect.org/event/northw...

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Last week the Housing Executive published the latest 'Performance of the Rental Market in NI' report produced by Ulster University. The report contains a wide range of insights into the increasing affordability challenges facing many renters in NI 1/4 🧵 www.nihe.gov.uk/search/redir...

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The latest PropertyPal data shows the price of the average rental listing across NI has risen to £960 a month, a rise of 8.5% over the last year. In Belfast, the average monthly rent for new listings has now hit £1,127. www.irishnews.com/news/busines...

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Last week the NI Frontline Network held a networking event for floating support staff working in greater Belfast. We had participants at different stages of their career coming together to share their experiences and learn more about how they can best support folks they are working to support.

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Our Head of Policy @markbaillie89.bsky.social is in the Impartial Reporter this week commenting on the rise in the number of households with #homelessness status on the social housing waiting list in Fermanagh and Omagh and Mid-Ulster over the last decade www.impartialreporter.com/news/2505601...

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We had a fantastic time last night at the CO3 Awards. We were delighted that Siobhan Rocks from our @fareshareni.bsky.social project won in the 'Leading Volunteering' category while our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social and Head of Policy @markbaillie89.bsky.social were highly commended #CO3Awards

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NI Audit Office report on #homelessness is very helpful with startling facts that might come as a surprise to some. Reducing hotel/B&B use is a must for obvious reasons and rebalancing budgets to focus on prevention and co-ordinated support is the way forward, along with social housing building.

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Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social McCrudden was on UTV Live tonight with responding to the @niauditoffice.bsky.social report on homelessness in NI. You can watch the full piece at the link here- www.itv.com/news/utv/202...

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Our Head of Policy and Programmes @markbaillie89.bsky.social was on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme this morning responding to the @niauditoffice.bsky.social report on homelessness in NI. You can listen to the full interview here- www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... starting at 1:36:40

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Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social is quoted today on @irishtimes.com and on BBC News NI responding to the publication of the @niauditoffice.bsky.social report on homelessness in NI. See links below: BBC News NI: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Irish Times: www.irishtimes.com/.../norths-h...

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Our Head of Policy @markbaillie89.bsky.social was in the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk yesterday commenting on the budgetary constraints facing the Department for Communities in 2025/6 when it comes to building new social homes www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

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Thanks to Nicola Brogan MLA for taking the time to meet with us this afternoon to talk about housing and homelessness issues and the challenges facing the homelessness sector due to the impending changes to employers national insurance

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Homeless Connect has made its submission to the Department of Finance's consultation on the draft budget for 2025/6. You can read a summary of our response as well as the full response on our website: homelessconnect.org/draft-budget...

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Over the moon for Siobhan and Mark, such inspirational "can do" people and just love working with them. Chuffed with my nomination- amongst a great shortlist in this category and all winners imo 👏 co3.org.uk/awards-2025/

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We are delighted that three of our staff have been shortlisted for this year's CO3 Leadership Awards! This is in recognition of their brilliant leadership skills and collaborative efforts that shape communities and drive positive change

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Our Head of Policy @markbaillie89.bsky.social is in a piece by @grainnecuffe.bsky.social in @insidehousing.bsky.social commenting on the need for investment in #socialhousing to meet the target set out in the programme for government #homelessness www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/housing...

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Yesterday the NI Executive published its Programme for Government up to May 2027. You can read our response to what it includes on our website: homelessconnect.org/homeless-con...

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Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social in @belfastlive.co.uk warning about the impact of the coming rise in employer national insurance contributions on the homelessness sector here #homelessness #nics #vcs

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Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social responds to the latest housing and homelessness statistics published by the Department for Communities #homelessness #housingni homelessconnect.org/latest-housi...

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This morning the Department for Communities released the latest housing statistics for NI. The number of households with homelessness status continues to climb, almost reaching 31,000. Since March 2015, the number has increased by 127% www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications...

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This afternoon #apghomelessness met at the Assembly. The group heard from three Health Inclusion nurses working for the Belfast, South-Eastern and Western Trust on their work supporting people experiencing homelessness. You can read a write up of the meeting here homelessconnect.org/health-inclu...

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Great to be at the launch of the report of the Civic Initiative this morning at QUB. Substantive report including 38 recommendations on housing

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We are currently recruiting for community food members across Northern Ireland. If you're a registered charity, community group or school who'd be interested in receiving food from us, please get in touch! E: [email protected] P: 0290332230

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We rely on volunteers giving their time and enthusiasm to help us tackle food waste and fight hunger🥫🥕🍓🍞 If you'd like to register your interest in volunteering with FareShare, please visit fareshare.org.uk/volunteer/ and complete an application form 🍏💚

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