evidence: In December 2023, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (the Commission) sought leave to issue judicial review proceedings against the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), in relation to the design and operation of their Housing Selection Scheme (the Scheme), and the Department for Communities (DfC) as the government department responsible for housing in Northern Ireland. [...] The NIHE is a public housing authority in Northern Ireland, which operates the Housing Selection Scheme. The Scheme is a set of rules the NIHE uses when doing an assessment to allocate housing. [...] - North Down and Ards Women’s Aid.