Supporting people and homelessness

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The aim of the Supporting People programme is to establish a strategic, integrated policy and funding framework delivered locally in response to identified local needs, deliver good quality services focused on the needs of users and, enable vulnerable people to live independently in the community, in all types of accommodation and tenure. It is a United Kingdom wide programme.

Supporting People

Supporting People is the policy and funding framework for housing support services. The programme was introduced in April 2003 under the Housing Support Services (2002 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and the Housing Support Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.

Supporting People

Homelessness

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive has statutory responsibility for responding to homelessness. The Housing Executive’s strategic approach to dealing with homelessness is the current ‘Ending Homelessness Together – the Homelessness Strategy for Northern Ireland 2017-22’ which has an overall vision of eliminating long term homelessness and rough sleeping and has at its core prevention and early intervention.

Homelessness

Travellers

The policy objective is to improve the living conditions for travellers in Northern Ireland. Here you will find information on the department's responsibilities, policies and actions in relation to travellers in Northern Ireland including accommodation and the co-operation policy.

Travellers

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Supporting people and homelessness