State pays €2,300 a month for social housing units
Rent paid to developers in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown is significantly above current average for the area
The state spent an average of €2,300 a month for each social housing unit in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area last year.
Developers are required to provide 10 per cent of units in new residential developments to the state for social housing. Under Part V of the Planning and Development Act, developers can sell or lease the homes to a local authority, or they can provide land banks.
Analysis by the Business Post has shown...
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