Social housing plan ‘is not enough’

The next government has been warned to step up its plans to tackle the social housing crisis after one organisation claimed the current strategy was insufficient given the scale of the problem.

Figures emerged yesterday that shows it takes more than a year in some counties between one family moving out of a social housing unit and another moving in.

Cork County had the longest average turnaround time at 66 weeks, followed by Kerry with 55 weeks, and Donegal with 44 weeks.