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Empty Property: Northern Ireland

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 3 November 2025UIN 83784

The question

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.

Answered by 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.

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