UUP MLA in Sit-Out to Highlight Problem of Lack of Social Housing
UUP East Belfast MLA Michael Copeland last night staged an all-night sit out outside his Constituency Office to highlight the lack of social housing in East Belfast.
Mr Copeland said 6,500 people are on the waiting list for this type of housing in the east of the city.
In a statement Mr Copeland said,
“The need for social housing has increased dramatically since developers started paying enormous sums of money for land. This has led to a shortage of social housing that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.
I have been calling for an audit of existing Housing Executive properties in East Belfast and was delighted to be informed that one is to be carried out and be completed before the end of the financial year.
At least when we can adequately see the scale of the problem we can begin to put a proper, effective plan in place to solve it.”