Homeless figures hit record high in December

More than 11,600 people including almost 3,500 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the week leading up to Christmas, according to the latest homelessness figures. Experts who work with the homeless have called the figures, which are higher than the previous record total of 11,542 that was recorded in the final week of November 2022, … Read more

Housing starts slow by 31% in October from last year

New data from the Department of Housing show that the number of new housing starts remained low in December. Construction on 1,841 units started in October, according to commencement notices. This is lower than the September figure of 2,211 and lower than October of last year by 31%. The rolling 12-month commencement figure is currently … Read more