Sinn Féin North Belfast councillor Danny Lavery has demanded the Social Development Minister take action over the number of homes in the area lying vacant when the housing waiting list is so long.
Danny Lavery said homes are left boarded up and derelict in much-sought-after areas of North Belfast whilst hundreds of people languish on the housing waiting list.
“All these houses are sitting empty and useless when a family could be in there making it a home,” said Lavery.
“There are around 800 people on the housing waiting list and the only way the list is going to go down is if all the available houses are made use of. What is the point in derelict homes?
“It is depriving a family of a house and it is not good for the community to see homes in their street all boarded up. North Belfast has some of the worst housing problems in the North and things are not going to get better if there are good homes going to waste.”
The Sinn Féin man called on DSD Minister Alex Attwood to take action on the empty properties.
“I am calling on the minister to make sure there is something being done about this, we all know the situation in North Belfast and action needs to be taken.
“Some of these houses have been left there months and I am calling for something to be done so that families who need them can be given the housing they deserve.”
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