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  • Warm Healthy Homes Strategy 2026 - 2036 documentation

    Topics:
    • Housing, 
    • Fuel poverty

    Date published: 5 February 2026

    The Department for Communities Minister launched the Executive’s Warm Healthy Homes Strategy 2026-2036 in a statement to the Assembly on 5 February 2026. The Strategy sets out an ambitious vision for everyone in Northern Ireland to live in a warm, healthy home.

    The strategy was developed through extensive stakeholder engagement, ensuring that the voices of those most affected by fuel poverty and voluntary sector, industry and statutory partners shaped its priorities.

    Key elements of the strategy include:

    • A coordinated, cross-government approach to addressing fuel poverty.
    • Long-term measures to improve energy efficiency and affordability.
    • Partnership working with stakeholders to deliver sustainable solutions.

    The Strategy’s success will rely on close collaboration to ensure effective delivery and meaningful outcomes. This whole-of-government approach reflects the Executive’s commitment to tackling fuel poverty and the challenges caused by living in cold, damp homes.

    The Strategy document, a Statistical Methodology and Definitions Paper, and a Rural Needs Impact Assessment can be found below. 

    For more information on the Section 75 Screening document please see below.

    • Warm Healthy Homes Strategy 2026-2036 - Section 75 Screening

    Documents

    • Warm Healthy Homes Strategy 2026-2036Adobe PDF (6.04 MB)
    • Warm Healthy Homes Strategy Statistical Methodology and Definitions PaperAdobe PDF (414.12 KB)
    • Warm Healthy Homes Strategy - Rural Needs Impact Assessment (RNIA)Adobe PDF (301.14 KB)

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