Just 31 more social homes planned for 2018 under Budget
Murphy says 5,900 units would be provided next year, but last year Coveney indicated 5,869
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has said some 5,900 new “units” of social housing would be provided next year by local authorities and approved housing bodies, either through building or acquisition. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Measures announced in Budget 2018 will lead to the provision in 2018 of just 31 social homes over and above the number committed to last year by the Government, figures obtained by The Irish Times show.