Development Programme Group
Updated: 03 Feb 2012
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The Social Housing Development Programme is managed by the NIHE Development Programme Group (DPG) and provides grant to housing associations to build social housing. The programme is currently managed on a 5 year basis.
The Housing Association Guide
The Housing Association Guide contains the rules and procedures for housing associations which receive a capital grant allocation. The guide has been updated to reflect the transfer of operational functions to the Housing Executive on 1 April 2007. It is therefore important that all appropriate housing association staff make themselves aware of its content. The Housing Association Guide is maintained by the Department for Social Development.
Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP)
The Housing Executive is currently in the process of formulating the new 3 year Draft Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) for the period 2011/12 – 2013/14.
The new 3 year Draft SHDP is subject to approval by the Board of the Housing Executive and the Department for Social Development.
It is anticipated that the Draft 3-Year Social Housing Development Programme (2011/12-2013/14) will be submitted to Housing Executive’s Board in April 2011 and published here upon receipt of Ministerial Approval.
The new 3-Year SHDP will be published together with an Unmet Social Housing Need Prospectus. The Prospectus is an integral part of the SHDP formulation process, which recurs on an annual basis. The Prospectus document highlights areas throughout Northern Ireland with the greatest level of un-met housing need and a current shortage of acquired development sites. The Housing Executive would welcome development proposals for these areas.
Please note that the facility to search years 2 and 3 of the SHDP has been temporarily disabled pending approval of the new 3 year programme.
The Department for Social Development confirmed on the 12th April that the total number of new starts for the financial year 2010/11 was 2,418. The details of the schemes can be found in our SHDP search facility by accessing the detailed search
Management team
Contact details
Address:
Development Programme Group (DPG)
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
4th Floor, Housing Centre
2 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8PB
Development Programme Group (DPG)
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
4th Floor, Housing Centre
2 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8PB
