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

Organisations in the social housing and construction sectors have backed the plan, but warned that it must be delivered no matter what government takes power in future.

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

The organisers of European Neighbours Day are gathering 12 million people across the region to build community and beat isolation.

SOCIAL housing groups have lambasted the current and previous governments after it emerged an “unprecedented” 98,318 households are on waiting lists for homes across the country.

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.

The Irish Council for Social Housing is calling on the Government to obtain 10,000 unsold homes from National Asset Management Agency (Nama) - for social housing use.

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

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".

TÁNAISTE and Health Minister Mary Harney has promised that a €150 million healthcare package for the elderly announced in this week’s Budget will focused on caring for people at home.

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.

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