Also, 80% of housing association tenants are happy with the services they receive.

A lack of sites for development is the most significant barrier to building more social housing.

A lack of sites for development is the biggest barrier to the construction of social housing, according to the Irish Council for Social Housing.

Non-profit housing associations have called for a “generation of investment” to solve the crisis of homelessness.

The Government is being urged to do more to make affordable housing available, including sourcing private finance.

Over 96,000 people are waiting for social housing - and the Housing Minister is being asked to tackle that number.

OLDER people will be badly hit by the halving of Government funding for special needs accommodation.

JUST a fraction of the 1,200 housing units to be provided for homeless people in 2010 have been secured.

UP to 1,400 homes could be opened to people who need them under a scheme proposed by the Irish Council for Social Housing yesterday.

About 270,000 jobs could be created by 2016 under Government plans to boost spending on enterprise, education, the environment and public transport, it was claimed today.

A NEW report on how the Government should fund social housing ignores tenants and their needs, and targets the most vulnerable, it has been claimed.

NAMA legislation must change if it is to help alleviate the pressure on the social housing sector, a leading charity has warned.

The Irish Council for Social Housing claims that social housing could help NAMA take thousands of unsold homes off the property market while providing accommodation for those in need.

A SERIOUS blow was dealt to social housing last night with the decision by the Government to cut funds for those most desperate for homes by at least €140 million.

The Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) today called for increased spending on social housing, saying that it should be prioritised as an investment that offered "an economic and social return".

NEW social housing projects are setting a challenge for the private sector, it was claimed yesterday.

The Irish Council for Social Housing has rejected the notion that housing estates containing a mix of social, affordable and private dwellings are unworkable.

The Irish Council for Social Housing has rejected the notion that housing estates containing a mix of social, affordable and private dwellings are unworkable.

ONE of the country’s main housing federations has warned people who are in need of social housing to register with their local authority before March 31.

THE number of people on the housing waiting lists will rise above 60,000 next year because spending on housing will be below the construction inflation level, social housing groups warned yesterday.

A CRISIS in housing for the elderly is looming, a social housing conference was told yesterday.

PROPERLY planned social housing will bring life to local communities and help banish their image of problems with vandalism, drugs and alcohol, a housing group said yesterday.

The Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) is calling on the Government to undertake an overhaul of the homeless strategy.

The Irish Council for Social Housing is calling for more building land to be made available to meet demand for accommodation.