The Housing Executive is the strategic housing authority for Northern Ireland, managing 85,000 homes. This feed is not staffed 24/7 but we will try to respond.
We’re delighted to welcome our new Chief Executive
@GrainiaLong
to the Housing Executive. On her first day Grainia takes the opportunity to commit us to play our part in tackling the climate crisis & planning a future where we
@UnlockNetZero
#UnlockNetZero
Our Chairman, Professor Peter Roberts, is delighted to announce the appointment of
@GrainiaLong
as Housing Executive Chief Executive. Grainia will commence her post from April 1, 2021. Professor Roberts also thanked retiring CEO Clark Bailie. More here:
If you see anyone rough sleeping in Belfast then please get in touch with our partners at
@homelessbelfast
on 028 90 240424 or 07894 931047. Outreach service also runs from 7am until 2am daily
If you see anyone rough sleeping in Belfast then please get in touch with our partners at
@homelessbelfast
on 028 90 240424 or 07894 931047. Outreach service also runs from 7am until 2am daily
Our Director of Housing Services, Colm McQuillan, is delighted to launch our £260,000
#COVID19
Response Fund. It will assist groups providing assistance in communities across NI & they may be eligible for awards of up to £1500. More info at:
Our Belfast Regional Manager, Jennifer Hawthorne, is our 5th woman on today’s
#IWD2020
countdown. She joined us in 1978 & currently manages over 30,000 properties in Belfast. Jennifer has previously been recognised for her post-conflict work with an
#OBE
#EachforEqual
Congrats to residents & tenants in mid-Shankill who worked with their local Northern Ireland Supporters Club to produce this fabulous sporting heritage mural unveiled tonight by former international Billy Hamilton, with support from
@nihecommunity
Did you know we have 260 patch managers, who are ringing our most vulnerable customers during the COVID19 crisis? Our director of Housing Services Colm McQuillan was on
@bbcnewsni
this morning and told, how, for many, it may be the only call they’ve had in a while.
Today, as part of his House of Commons Budget speech, Chancellor
@RishiSunak
announced that
@nihecommunity
will be exempt from Corporation Tax. Our Chairman, Professor Peter Roberts, welcomed the decision and committed that this additional finance will be invested in our homes.
Today marks the final day in post of our Chief Executive Clark Bailie, who leaves the organisation to enjoy his retirement. Clark delayed his departure for a year to ensure
@nihecommunity
sailed a steady course through Covid-19. We all wish him a very a happy and healthy future.
Gwen Tener, our Assistant Social Enterprise Manager, is the third woman on our
#IWD2020
countdown. She joined the Housing Executive in 1983 & during her time working for us she has completed a Post Grad in Housing Studies. Gwen is also a Chartered Member of
@CIHNI
#EachforEqual
Ross, our Patch Manager for South & East Belfast, is calling elderly tenants to check-in & connect them with local groups that provide basic necessities & pharmacy pick-ups. If you need a referral to this service, call your Patch Manager on: 03448 920 900
The ninth woman on our
#IWD2020
countdown is Sinead Collins our Rural & Regeneration Manager. Sinead joined us 14 years ago as a Town Planner, progressing to a Senior Town Planner, Policy Officer in Land & Property & finally her current role in 2013.
#EachforEqual
The final woman on today’s
#WD2020
countdown is Deirdre Crawford, our Neighbourhood & Cohesion Manager. Deirdre has worked in this role for the past 6 years and has a Certificate in Management from
@cmi_managers
#EachforEqual
What a way to kick off the
#CIHAllIrelandAwards
!
Our Chair, Professor Peter Roberts, picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Congratulations Peter! 🏆
Delighted to announce our first new build in nearly 25 years at Sunningdale Gardens, north Belfast. In partnership with
@Geda_Const
, six new homes will be built as part of a pilot scheme, using Modern Methods of Construction to Passive House standard
#HomesOfTheFuture
We’re looking forward to taking part in the
@belfastpride
parade for the first time on Saturday! If you're in the Pride Village, in Writer's Square, on the day come down and chat to us & our colleagues from
@CommunitiesNI
We’re proud to have funded the new & secure fencing around a new pasture @ St James Community Forum’s urban farm in West Belfast! With a herd including goats & a sheep the farm brings joy to local kids. Hear all about it from volunteers Casey & Michael Og:
"We would like to commend the Northern Ireland Fire And Rescue Service, the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the PSNI for the immediate response." 3/3
That’s a wrap!
We’re delighted to take part in
#IWD2020
& showcase the achievements of the women who work for us, challenge stereotypes & promote gender equality as part of the
#EachforEqual
campaign.
Thank you
@Katrinataggart2
for taking these wonderful photos.
Next up on
#IWD2020
is Denise Conlon, Head of Communities. Denise has worked in the Housing Executive for 30 years in a range of roles including Community Safety Manager. She has a Post Grad in Housing Studies from
@UlsterUni
#EachforEqual
Today marks 50 years since legislation to establish the Housing Executive became law and we’re opening our archive to share some amazing images from our past, like this mobile advice unit, pictured in Newtownabbey in 1999.
#HousingExecutive50
We’re excited to reveal our funding has enabled Belfast artist Michael Doherty to create a fantastic mural based on Rodin’s The Thinker in North Belfast, featuring a pupil from Holy Cross Boys School with the likes of Plato and Socrates. Click for more:
Congratulations to our Sunningdale Gardens tenant, Louisa Wilson who recently celebrated her 100th birthday!
The North Belfast woman still manages independently in her home and has one of our longest tenancies on record.
Click for the full story:
Back in the 1980s Mobile Homes are lined up by the fabled Derry/Londonderry ‘Gasyard Wall’ as families are decanted from properties while mid-rise dwellings in the Bogside are re-vamped. All these properties are now gone, replaced by comfortable family homes
#HousingExecutive50
It's 50 years since the first Housing Executive Board meeting. Marking this event, current Chair, Prof Peter Roberts delivers ‘Home Truths’ on social housing, encouraging joint work to re-establish NI as a place of excellence in sustainable communities.
Delighted to support the Loft Lines development which broke ground yesterday and will see much needed social rented homes created in Belfast City Centre. This is further progress in ensuring that local people in Belfast have access to affordable housing
#Housing
#NIHE
Our Director of Regional Services
@Siobhanmccaule5
was delighted to be joined by
@CommunitiesNI
Minister
@DeirdreHargey
to launch our new Reaching Rural Strategy, where housing will help sustain rural communities across NI. Read more here:
Our Patch Managers, Lisa and Michelle are helping
@lisburnccc
to deliver food boxes for our elderly and vulnerable tenants. If you know of a tenant who could benefit from this service, please call: 03448 920 900.
We’re counting down to
#IWD2020
on Sunday by showcasing some of the fantastic women that work for us. First up is Noeleen Connolly, Causeway Area Team Leader, who joined the Housing Executive 16 years ago.
Thank you
@Katrinataggart2
for taking the photos!
This week, we
#tbt
the Rossville Flats in Derry~Londonderry, as viewed from the City Walls immediately prior to their demolition in the late 1980’s
#ThrowbackThursday
Today our Chief Executive launched our new Sustainable Development Strategy & 5 year Action Plan as we target zero carbon emissions by 2050. We commit to sustaining our environment & providing quality, affordable housing.
More info: 1/4
#COP27
We had a huge reaction to our
#Covid19
Response Fund which is now closed. Over 200 applications were received & we’re now working through them. We’ll share the amazing work of successful groups soon. Thanks to everyone who took time to submit an application
#MakingADifference
It’s hard to believe that this time last week we were getting ready for our first
@belfastpride
! Belfast was absolutely buzzing during the parade last Saturday!
Can we do it all over again?!
#bproud2018
Our
#Strabane
Patch Manager Anthony making ‘Good Morning’ phone calls to elderly tenants checking how they're coping & connecting with local groups providing basic necessities & pharmacy pick-ups. If you need a referral to this service, call your Patch Manager on: 03448 920 900.
Sinead, our Rural & Regeneration Manager, certainly has the
#FridayFeeling
as she heads off on her maternity leave today! All of her colleagues wish her the best of luck as she gets ready to welcome baby number 4. I wonder will she have a boy or a girl?!
Our Chief Executive
@GrainiaLong
has welcomed
@CommunitiesNI
Minister
@DeirdreHargey
's announcement that our Covid Reset Plan has been fully funded. With recent announcements on support for new-build social housing, this will allow us to more effectively tackle local homelessness
A £9m investment by
@CommunitiesNI
Minister
@DeirdreHargey
will fully fund the
@nihecommunity
’s Covid Reset Plan this year which aims to end homelessness together. It brings the total budget for homelessness for 2021/22 to £46m
Our fourth
#IWD2020
woman is Julie Alexander, our Welfare Benefits Unit Manager. Throughout her 20 years with us, Julie has worked in a range of different departments including Supporting People and our local offices.
#EachforEqual
Did you know that free public transport is accessible to those fleeing domestic abuse? You can avail of this if refuge/emergency accommodation has been arranged for you through
@nihecommunity
, the 24hr Domestic & Sexual Abuse Helpline or
@WomensAidNI
:
We're proud to have won in no less than four categories at
#cihawards19
, including: Best Housing Story, Working in Partnership and Excellence in Innovation. Special shout to our John Lewis, who was crowned Young Professional of the Year!
Did you know that 47% of our workforce is female? In the run up to
#IWD2019
, we’re profiling a number of the talented women who work for us. Meet Amanda, one of our Good Relations Officers for South and East Belfast.
#BalanceforBetter
Our CEO
@GrainiaLong
spoke at the
@CIHNI
All-Ireland Summit today on the Revitalisation of
@nihecommunity
Grainia addressed our investment issues, the maintenance backlog & the challenges of building new, thermally efficient homes - at scale - to meet demand
#CIHAllirelandSummit
Our HMS Project Manager, Kate Weir, is next on our Saturday
#IWD2020
countdown. Kate joined the Housing Executive 22 years ago as a graduate trainee & has worked in various project teams across the organisation since
#EachforEqual
Earlier today,
@CommunitiesNI
Minister
@CaralNiChuilin
made a wide ranging statement on housing in Northern Ireland. Our Chair, Professor Peter Roberts, welcomed this statement as an opportunity to build on our successes. His full remarks are here:
Next up on
#IWD2020
is Chris Davies, Assistant Neighbourhood & Cohesion Manager. Chris has a BSC (Hons) in Community Development from
@UlsterUni
& is passionate about celebrating diversity in our communities.
#EachforEqual
Our Chief Executive
@GrainiaLong
has welcomed the
@niexecutive
budget agreed this week, which has provided additional funding for homelessness services and Supporting People during Covid-19. We'll continue to work with
@CommunitiesNI
to plan our pandemic recovery. Statement here:
It’s International Women’s Day & we’re showcasing some of the fantastic women that work for us. First up is our Race Relations Officer, Sylwia McAvoy, who has already taken part in a Dawn Swim to celebrate
#IWD2020
#EachforEqual
On
#IWD2023
our Executive Team reaffirms its commitment to
#EmbraceEquity
.
The team believes in supporting women to fulfil their career aspirations and provides opportunities for all staff in the Housing Executive through ongoing leadership, development and training programmes.
In the run up to
#IWD2019
we’re proud to announce that 47% of our employees are female! Meet Mairead, our Area Manager for Mid and East Antrim
#BalanceforBetter
Next up in our
#IWD2020
countdown is Margaret Marley, our West Belfast Assistant Area Manager. Margaret has been supporting and helping our tenants in a range of roles for the past 36 years.
#EachforEqual
As this is the last day of the
#ReachingRuralNI
campaign we're sharing a blog from our Rural & Regeneration Manager, Sinead Collins. ✍️
In it she reflects on the impact one of our Rural Housing Need Tests had in her village.
Read it ➡️:
Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) is an extra payment to help people who are struggling to pay their rent.
If you’re a new Universal Claimant you may also be entitled to a 13 week protection. For more info view this short video. To apply click here:
Our Research Team commissioned a survey of housing association tenants to find out their views on living in recently-built social housing. Want to know more? View the full report here:
Our Chief Executive
@GrainiaLong
has announced a pay agreement for staff that has been accepted by trade unions. This brings an end to current industrial action and will now go to
@CommunitiesNI
for approval.
Details here:
We’ve adjusted our Maintenance Officer Barrie’s working hours to help him volunteer with Loughbrickland group The Right Key. They use music to support people with addiction & mental health issues. They've continued to support vulnerable members through
#COVID19
#VolunteersWeek
Today our Chief Executive
@GrainiaLong
will update the NI Assembly’s All-Party Group on Homelessness about the current challenges and opportunities involved in delivery of the Housing Executive’s strategy to ‘end homelessness together’.
Over £1million in
#COVID19
support funding is being released to services funded through the Supporting People Programme across NI. Managed by us on behalf of
@communitiesni
, this is the first tranche of an extra £10m in financial support for the sector:
If you’re worried about losing your home or have found yourself homeless please ring our Homelessness Line on 03448 920 908 as soon as possible. Our staff will talk you through your options & offer you support based on your needs. More info can be found @
Meet Catherine Savage, our HANDIHEAT Project Manager, as part of our
#IWD2020
countdown. Catherine has been working on this project, funded by the EU & Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme, which looks at improving energy efficiency in rural homes since 2018.
#EachforEqual
We’re at number 7 on our
#IWD2020
countdown! Meet Roisin O’Neill, our Energy Efficiency Scheme Manager, who joined the Housing Executive in 2013. Roisin’s role involves looking at ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel poverty in the private sector.
#EachforEqual
On the eve of
#IWD2019
, meet Ailbhe, one of our Heads of Place Shaping! Keep an eye on our Twitter account tomorrow, as we profile more of the exceptional women who work for us.
#BalanceforBetter
❗ Applications are now open for our
#SocialEnterprise
Plus Programme❗
If you’re a new or established social enterprise that supports a Housing Executive community, make sure you apply. Grants are available up to a value of £25,000.
Find more info ➡
Roy works in our Ballymena office and regularly delivers vital medicines to tenants and residents in the Mid & East Antrim area during
#COVID19
. He’s very keen to help vulnerable people living in his area – thanks and well done Roy.
#VolunteersWeek
Next up in our countdown to
#IWD2020
is Karen Henderson, our HR Business Partner for Asset Management. Karen has worked in our HR department for 37 years and is a Chartered Member of
@CIPD_NI
as well as a member of
@WIDNORTHERNIN
#EachforEqual
Meet Gaps, one of our North Belfast Housing Advisors. An integral part of the team, he's working hard to support people experiencing homelessness throughout
#COVID19
#HousingHero
The third woman on our
#IWD2020
countdown is Sarah McAdorey, our Housing Information & Tenancies Manager. Sarah joined us in 2006 & since then she has become a Chartered Member of
@CIHNI
& graduated with a PostGrad in Housing Studies from
@UlsterUni
#EachforEqual
We’re proud to deliver the Supporting People Programme on behalf of
@communitiesni
. Each year, the scheme administers £72.8m of grant funding & its Housing Related Support Services helps vulnerable people across NI to live independently. Find out more at:
UPDATED: Here is our advice and guidance for Ex-Hurricane Ophelia. We are accepting EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY on 03448 920 901 from 12noon. Further advice including, reporting storm damage, can be found here:
We are continuing to review how we provide our services in response to
#COVID19
so we can ensure our tenants & the most vulnerable in our communities are supported. Please read our updated FAQs section on our website for the latest info:
Next on
#IWD2020
is Pamela McGuigan, PA to our Belfast Regional Manager. Pamela joined the Housing Executive in 1991 & took up her current role 4 years ago.
#EachforEqual
Would you like to find out more about how we’re helping rural communities?
Then join our Director of Regional Services, Siobhan McCauley, and Rural & Regeneration Manager, Sinead Collins, at the Rural Housing Summit on Wed.
Book your free space here:
Our Director of Finance, Audit & Assurance is our next
#IWD2020
woman. In addition to working for us, Catherine is a guest lecturer at
@UlsterUni
‘s Masters in Innovation Programme & a member of the Governing Body of
@mynwrc
. She is also Vice Chair of
@CIPFA
NI.
#EachforEqual
PLEASE SHARE: Here is the UPDATED Homelessness Provisions details in place for Storm Emma, detailing services for homeless presenters across Northern Ireland.
Ready to join the
#BelfastPride
parade today. We are an inclusive and supportive employer who values diversity. You can find out more about the benefits of working with us at our stall in the Pride village.