Housing

The lead administration for housing is Northern Ireland.

An initial meeting of BIC officials took place in Belfast in June 2009. The following issues were agreed as being pertinent across the jurisdictions:

• Changing demographics
• Greening the Housing Stock
• Affordable Housing
• Investment in Housing

The Northern Ireland Department for Social Development is currently drafting papers on the above topics which will examine the issues, consider what lessons can be learnt from other areas and seek the approval of BIC Housing Ministers to take forward further work on these areas. The papers will be circulated to all BIC Housing Ministers in advance of the Ministerial meeting which is planned for December 2009.