Communities Minister has revealed the figures for NI’s two largest cities
Almost 50,000 people are currently homeless in Northern Ireland
Almost 5,000 vacant homes across Northern Ireland’s two main cities could be used to help alleviate the “worst of the housing crisis”, it has been claimed.
Latest figures from the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) have revealed some 62,314 people are homeless within the region, with 49,588 applicants on the NI Housing Executive (NIHE) waiting list as of last September.