New approach needed to solve housing crisis

THE figure for those currently on housing waiting lists nationwide stands at a staggering 48,000.

In the wake of June’s local elections the political will to devise a strategy that would begin reducing this number seems non-existent.

The fact is that despite all the glossy leaflets and promises uttered during the course of the campaign thousands of people continue to live in despair due to the inefficient housing policies of the Government.