Home From Home - Northern Ireland Housing Executive

2.2 Current Accommodation
• Half (50%) of respondents were owner-occupiers and almost one-quarter
(24%) were private renters.
• Almost three-quarters (74%) of respondents lived in houses.
• Most respondents (71%) were very satisfied/satisfied with their current
accommodation.
2.3 Community Safety
• Almost all respondents felt safe in their own home (99%) and walking
around the area (97%) during the day.
• In terms of crime that had occurred in the previous 12 months, 14% of
respondents said their property had been vandalised and 11% said their
car had been vandalised.
2.4 Older Respondents (50+) - 34 respondents
• Around two-fifths of older respondents (14) said they were in receipt of
benefits. The main benefit received was Income Support (5 people).
• Almost two-thirds of older respondents (22) said that they knew only a
few people in their neighbourhood.
• Half of older respondents (17) thought neighbours looked out for each
other.
• The majority of older respondents (28) attended activities organised by
Sai Pak.
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