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Social Rented Housing Need Assessment
NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements
Social Rented Housing Need focuses on those households who require their housing needs to be met by a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) i.e. the NIHE or a Housing Association. Social rented accommodati
dwellingsocial-housinghousing-needMeeting Social Housing Need Through Stock Turnover and New Construction
NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements
The principal means of meeting social housing need is through the re-letting of existing Social Housing accommodation (stock turnover). Where relets are insufficient to meet housing need then the cons
dwellingsocial-housinghousing-needCommon Selection Scheme and Housing Stress Definition
NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements
The NIHE, in conjunction with the DSD and Housing Associations, operate a Common Selection Scheme or waiting list for social housing. The Common Selection Scheme incorporates a register of those seeki
dwellingsocial-housinghousing-needAffordability Model Methodology
NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements
The actual affordability model uses a typical Building Society annuity formula to calculate the maximum price a household with a median household income can afford to pay, assuming a typical interest
dwellinghousing-needDefinition of Empty Homes
NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements
A private sector empty home is not liable for rates and is defined by the Rate Collection Agency (RCA) as: "a property with no one living in it and it is completely empty of furniture and/or effects o
dwellinghousing-needEmpty Homes Assessment Methodology
NI-wide·PPS 12 Housing in Settlements
To determine the level of empty homes the HNA report will: • define the area under assessment – this will be at a District Council level and also at the settlement and local area levels as appropriate
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