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 PennycookHousing 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.