The Traveller community

The Traveller community is long established in Northern Ireland and its history and traditions stretch back many years. It is against the law to discriminate against the Irish Traveller community, which is protected under Race Relations legislation.

Information on Traveller accommodation

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has ownership of and responsibility for Traveller serviced sites.

Local NIHE district offices are responsible for:

• the management of serviced sites in their area
• the allocation of pitches on their serviced sites
• transit sites in their area

The local offices work with Department for Social Development (DSD) and Registered Housing Associations to provide suitable accommodation for Travellers and to improve living conditions wherever possible.

You can find more on the NIHE and DSD websites.

• NIHE - types of accommodation available
• Find your nearest Housing Executive district office
• DSD - Traveller accommodation
• Registered Housing Association contacts
• Race relations information from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

More useful links

• An Munia Tober
• Equality Commission for Northern Ireland