Did you know that the Housing Executive has made significant changes to the Housing Selection Scheme?
The current Housing Selection Scheme, which is managed and maintained by the Housing Executive and has been in place for more than 20 years, has been updated to reflect the demand for housing in Northern Ireland.
Before these changes applicants could pick up to 2 areas of choice with the opportunity to widen these by adding the General Housing Area (GHA). Now applicants can choose as many areas as they wish.
Our properties are allocated from the Housing Waiting List. Applicants now have greater choice when it comes to where they would like to be offered housing.
Charlie Temple, Allocations Manager;
“At Choice we want to make it as easy as possible for applicants to access our quality homes across Northern Ireland.
We often receive calls from applicants who are willing to consider a wide range of areas when it comes to where they would consider living; with this in mind, we want to highlight areas where we have vacant properties which are ready to let.
Our website is updated each week and applicants can find out how to apply for housing, view available properties and find out which area of choice they fall under for allocation and access information on Choice.
I would encourage applicants to check our website regularly as new properties become available all the time. If one of our available properties on the website is of interest, applicants should get in touch with our Area Housing Teams for further information.”
You can now review your application and remove any areas you do not want to be considered for. If you are a Choice tenant and wish to increase or change your areas of choice you should contact your Housing Officer on 0300 111 2211.
