1,000 social housing units pledge by Coalition

The Government is to announce the provision of 1,000 extra social housing units today, in a bid to address the housing crisis.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly is to bring a memo to cabinet for approval and will later today publish a report marking the first anniversary of his social housing strategy.

In it, he is expected to confirm that an additional 13,000 social housing units have been delivered through a variety of schemes including refurbishments of voided units and new builds.