Councils that hit housing targets to be ‘rewarded’

Local authorities who can achieve their targets as part of a €1.5bn social housing plan designed to reduce the housing waiting lists by a quarter will be rewarded, Environment Minister Alan Kelly has pledged. 

Details of the social housing targets for local authorities to 2017 were unveiled in Limerick yesterday.

Over €1.5bn is to be spent on a combination of building, buying and leasing schemes by local authorities designed to accommodate 25% of those currently on housing waiting lists for social housing.