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fareshareni.bsky.social @fareshareni.bsky.social · 12d

Sign up to volunteer at the Tesco Winter Food Collection in Northern Ireland, 27–29 Nov.

Just 3 hours in store can help provide meals for families this winter.

Join solo or as a team. Register here: fareshare.org.uk/foodcollecti...

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · 12d

We cant build homes with land. Where there's a will there's a way. Well said @seamusleheny.bsky.social

You can’t build homes without land – and Northern Ireland is in urgent need of both

Seamus Leheny of NI Federation of Housing Associations on the housing crisis

www.irishnews.com

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FactCheckNI @factcheckni.bsky.social · 27d

Does Belfast have the 2nd highest number of asylum seekers in the UK, and do almost a fifth of them live in BT12, as claimed by DUP MLA Edwin Poots?

❌ No.
📊Belfast ranks 20th overall.
👥With 0.6% of the local population (1 in 167 people).
➡️ No data confirms the BT12 claim.

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social is quoted in @irishnews.com today commenting on the latest statistics from the Department for Communities #homelessness bulletin

www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · Jun 12

United response to racist attacks on people’s homes and a temporary accommodation refuge facility from myself and fellow leaders in housing and homelessness.

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · Jun 3

Representing NI homelessness sector and sharing insights at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry roundtable on housing & homelessness. Very productive roundtable, capturing what worked well and what we could have done differently. @homelessconnect.bsky.social

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · May 22

Fantastic and often ground breaking work. Thank you Depaul staff both past and present 👏

Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to our member organisation Depaul on the event held at Belfast City Hall to mark their 20th anniversary of operation in NI. Former staff member and current Belfast Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social gave a powerful tribute to the great work of Depaul at the event.

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to our member organisation Depaul on the event held at Belfast City Hall to mark their 20th anniversary of operation in NI. Former staff member and current Belfast Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social gave a powerful tribute to the great work of Depaul at the event.

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · May 20

Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social is in a piece by @grainnecuffe.bsky.social for @insidehousing.bsky.social commenting on the impact of the changes to National Insurance Contributions and the increase in the minimum wage on the #homelessness sector in NI

www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/norther...

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · May 20

Brilliant morning working with the QUB Administrative Data Research Centre co-designing research on #homelessness with lived experience ppl. Lots of new health data to get stuck into all anonymous of course. Me all doubly biz with my Masters in Social Science head on! @homelessconnect.bsky.social

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · May 6

Homeless Connect is made up of over forty member organisations across NI. These organisations are of different shapes and sizes but are all united by the same goal- ending homelessness here.

Join us on the journey to end homelessness.

homelessconnect.org/membership/

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Apr 16

Frontline worker working in temporary accommodation services in the Northwest? We would love to see you at our next staff meetup taking place on Wednesday 14 May.

Full info here 👉 homelessconnect.org/event/northw...

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Apr 15

Last week the Housing Executive published the latest 'Performance of the Rental Market in NI' report produced by Ulster University. The report contains a wide range of insights into the increasing affordability challenges facing many renters in NI 1/4 🧵

www.nihe.gov.uk/search/redir...

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Apr 10

The latest PropertyPal data shows the price of the average rental listing across NI has risen to £960 a month, a rise of 8.5% over the last year. In Belfast, the average monthly rent for new listings has now hit £1,127.

www.irishnews.com/news/busines...

Average rental listing for a home in Belfast has increased to £1,127 per month - PropertyPal

Northern Ireland rental average up 8.5% over the year to £960 per month in the first quarter of 2025

www.irishnews.com

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · Apr 4

Very pleased to see the publication of this leaflet by the Housing Executive dispelling the myths about migrant workers, asylum seekers, refugees and housing. www.nihe.gov.uk/search/redir...

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · Apr 2

Waste water infrastructure it needs dealt with, if we're serious about building homes.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...

Prestigious NI property developer discusses issue that ‘is stopping the development of homes, hospitals, factories, schools’

The hundreds of houses in Millmount village outside Dundonald have been a long time coming.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our Head of Policy and Programmes @markbaillie89.bsky.social was on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme this morning responding to the @niauditoffice.bsky.social report on homelessness in NI. You can listen to the full interview here- www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... starting at 1:36:40

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · Mar 25

NI Audit Office report on #homelessness is very helpful with startling facts that might come as a surprise to some. Reducing hotel/B&B use is a must for obvious reasons and rebalancing budgets to focus on prevention and co-ordinated support is the way forward, along with social housing building.

Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social McCrudden was on UTV Live tonight with responding to the @niauditoffice.bsky.social report on homelessness in NI. You can watch the full piece at the link here- www.itv.com/news/utv/202...

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · Mar 7

Over the moon for Siobhan and Mark, such inspirational "can do" people and just love working with them. Chuffed with my nomination- amongst a great shortlist in this category and all winners imo 👏

co3.org.uk/awards-2025/

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Mar 4

Yesterday the NI Executive published its Programme for Government up to May 2027. You can read our response to what it includes on our website: homelessconnect.org/homeless-con...

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fareshareni.bsky.social @fareshareni.bsky.social · Feb 21

We rely on volunteers giving their time and enthusiasm to help us tackle food waste and fight hunger🥫🥕🍓🍞
If you'd like to register your interest in volunteering with FareShare, please visit fareshare.org.uk/volunteer/ and complete an application form 🍏💚

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fareshareni.bsky.social @fareshareni.bsky.social · Feb 24

We are currently recruiting for community food members across Northern Ireland. If you're a registered charity, community group or school who'd be interested in receiving food from us, please get in touch!
E: [email protected]
P: 0290332230

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Feb 27

This morning the Department for Communities released the latest housing statistics for NI. The number of households with homelessness status continues to climb, almost reaching 31,000. Since March 2015, the number has increased by 127%

www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications...

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Homeless Connect @homelessconnect.bsky.social · Feb 27

Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social responds to the latest housing and homelessness statistics published by the Department for Communities #homelessness #housingni

homelessconnect.org/latest-housi...

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Nicola McCrudden @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social · Feb 24

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