Northern Ireland Housing Executive North Region Twickenham House Housing Mount Street Ballymena BT43 6BP Executive Telephone: 0844 8920900 : Fax 028 2566 7905 Textphone: 0845 6504381 www.nihe.gov.uk

Ms Linda Sinclair

2nd September, 2013.

Ref: FOI.

Dear Ms Sinclair,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

I am writing to confirm that the Housing Executive has now completed its search for the information you requested on 5th August, 2013.

The information requested is as follows;

1 How many one bedroom general needs properties does Coleraine have available to let (voids ) this week?

2 How many tenants are deemed to be under-occupying and needing one bed accommodation?

3 How many people are already on the waiting list for one bedroom properties?

Response:

1 There are 5, one bedroom properties available for re-let this week.

2 There are 473 tenants who are deemed to be under-occupying and needing one bedroom accommodation.

3 There are 614 (1st choice only) applicants on the waiting list for one bedroom properties.

If you feel that the information we have provided does not fully meet your request, please contact us at 0844 8920900 in the first instance. You have the right to request a formal review by the Housing Executive within two calendar months of the date of this letter. If you wish to do so, please write to: The Records Manager IT Dept 5th Floor The Housing Centre 2a Adelaide Street Belfast, BT2 8PB Alternatively, you can email the FOI Team at [email protected] .

If after such an internal review you are still dissatisfied with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, who will undertake an independent review.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me at the telephone number or e-mail address above. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Frank O’Connor Regional Manager, North.

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