Housing: Investment

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 16 September 2024.

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Photo of Gordon Lyons Gordon Lyons DUP 2:30, 16 September 2024

Homelessness is a key priority for me, not only because of the seriousness of the situation but because of how much we currently need to spend at the end, when it is most expensive. We should invest earlier to make sure that we prevent homelessness rather than address it when it arrives. The housing supply strategy is so important because all the bits fit together, and all the different tenures are important for increasing supply. In order to do that, there are many different partners against many different Departments. That is why I have been progressing that work at pace.