Social housing delivery statistics are published on my Department's on a quarterly basis. The statistics include a breakdown of social housing delivery for each local authority across the various delivery mechanisms. Data for 2020 and 2021 (to end Q3) are available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provision/. A total of 7,824 social homes were delivered through build, acquisition and leasing programmes in 2020, with a further 5,187 social homes delivered in the first nine months of 2021. Data for Quarter 4 is being collated and will be published in due course.
In relation to affordable homes for purchase and rent, the provisions of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 establish the basis for two new affordable purchase schemes and a cost rental scheme. The Covid-19 pandemic, and associated closure and restrictions of construction sites, had significant impacts on the anticipated timelines for the delivery for Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) and Affordable Housing Fund (AHF, previously known as the Serviced Site Fund (SSF)) supported housing developments. However, 65 Cost Rental Units, supported by CREL were delivered during 2021.
My Department does not hold details on the numbers of new private homes or new private rental homes completed during this period. Data published by the CSO shows that 20,433 new homes were completed in 2021 and 20,526 new homes were completed in 2020.
Increasing the supply of housing across all tenures is a priority for the Government. Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. Over 300,000 new homes will be built by the end of 2030, including a projected 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Projected housing output for each of the years 2022 to 2030, and across all tenures, is set on page 32 of the plan, which can be accessed here: www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/dfc50-housing-for-all/.
