Social homes costing more and taking longer to re-let, new report shows

Reasons cited as contributing to longer re-letting times and costs included shortage of contractors and some building supplies, and refusals of offers

By December 2022, local authorities owned 146,438 social housing units and added 3,862 units to the social housing stock that year, figures show. File picture

Social homes are taking longer to re-let and costing more to find new tenants to rent them, according to a report by a Government oversight body.

The report of the National Oversight and Audit Commission (Noac), takes in 44 performance indicators from the local government area across housing, roads, waste and planning.