AQW 4104/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities what work her Department is undertaking to address staff shortages in the homelessness sector.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 5 October 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 5 October 2022
- Answer due by
- 11 October 2022
- Answered
- 11 October 20226 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
The Housing Executive has advised that it funded the recently published Homeless Connect research on Staffing Challenges within the Homelessness Sector and welcome the findings.
The Housing Executive will now examine the key aspects of this research and work out next steps to ensure the sector is supported, in terms of training and development, staff retention and other matters raised during the research process.