High rate of social housing refusals

MANY offers of social housing are refused because of unrealistic expectations, while in one local authority area half of all offers are not even acknowledged.

Information provided to the Irish Examiner shows that in many cases an offer of social housing is refused because of the location of the property, specifically because it is deemed too far away from relatives and family support.

However, other reasons for refusal include the property size or type, poor public transport, reservations over the type of tenure on offer and antisocial behaviour concerns.