Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83784

Empty Property: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department provides to the Northern Ireland Executive to help make derelict properties (a) safe and (b) habitable.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Housing is a devolved matter within the competency of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The UK Government supports the Northern Ireland Executive through a variety of funding streams.