Housing problem in Kerry becoming ‘unsolvable’

The housing crisis in Kerry is becoming “unsolvable”, Kerry County Council has been told. Some 5,073 applicants await housing, amid fears they will not be eligible to purchase their house under a new scheme.

The households are assessed as having a housing need right now, and 50% of those are single and in need of a one-bedroom property, housing officers told a special housing meeting of Kerry County Council in Tralee.

Single adults with a child, or children, make up a further 22% of those in need of housing.