Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has missed his social and affordable housing targets for 2023, new figures have shown..The 2023 target for social homes was 13,130. In total, there were 11,939. Within the social housing targets, there were several sub-targets.
The figures show that 7,132 new social homes were delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies in quarter four, including 5,472 new-build homes, 801 acquisitions and 859 homes delivered through leasing programmes. He said: “It is clear that the momentum we could see building last year has continued and intensified. In 2022, we were able to hail the best social housing provision since the ‘70s and in 2023 we performed even better with a 16 per cent increase in the number of homes delivered.
“The initial acquisition target we set ourselves of 200 was revised upwards to 1,500 in March 2023 and I am pleased to say that was exceeded by 22 per cent meaning thousands of people, families and individuals, are safe and secure in their home for life."