Housing crisis: DUP’s Gordon Lyons cuts social funding to the bone

Housing crisis: DUP’s Gordon Lyons cuts social funding to the bone

Criticism has continued to pour in following the announcement on October 27 from Communities Minister Gordon Lyons in which he committed to hacking off a huge chunk of the grant given to housing associations. The associations are not-for-profit entities, independent from government, that are responsible for the construction of new social homes. From 1 December 2025, they will have to make do with the executive funding an average of 46% of the co…

Grant rates cut for housing associations in Northern Ireland

Communities minister Gordon Lyons has announced a cut to the grant rates provided to housing associations in Northern Ireland.