Rory Hearne: Is the Government's housing policy working?

Rents and prices are rising and availability remains low, yet government claims there has been 'significant progress' in terms of housing

An update report published last week claims 'significant progress towards the government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 units per year'. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Government’s Housing For All plan was launched with much fanfare last September with the ambition to fix the housing crisis.

Is it working? Well, an update report published last week claims “significant progress towards the government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 units per year”.