Man told 'no point' in applying for social housing as demand in Northern Ireland surges
A father who became homeless 18 months ago has said he could be on a waiting list for a social home near his children on the north coast for years.He said he had been told there was "no point in applying for a house in Portstewart or Portrush because there's so few of them around"."My children live on the north coast as well and obviously I wouldn't want to move away," Mr Jackson told BBC News NI.
"The applicant is on the waiting list for single-bed accommodation in two areas of housing in Coleraine, however, as part of the annual assessment we will discuss wider areas of housing choice at that stage," the organisation outlined," a spokesperson said.'Pandemic made situation worse' Chief executive of the charity Homeless Connect, Nicola McCrudden, said the "homelessness and housing crisis" was "directly related to the shortage of affordable, social housing".
"She is progressing the biggest reform of social housing in more than 50 years," a spokesperson said.
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