Housing

Councils sat on €151m affordable housing budget

Almost 90 per cent of available funds for past two years have been left unspent, figures released by Sinn Féin show

A total of €170 million was allocated to the Affordable Housing Fund by the Department of Housing

Local authorities failed to spend €151 million of the affordable housing budget over the past two years, meaning that close to 90 per cent of the available funds have been left unspent.

A total of €170 million was allocated to the Affordable Housing Fund by the Department of Housing over the past two years. The fund is meant to be used by local authorities to deliver affordable housing in their areas. Records released by ...