Social Housing
# social-housing - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Blind woman’s eight year wait for a suitable home in Cork
Lisa O’Sullivan said the stress of the eight-year wait led to her eyesight and her 17 health conditions deteriorating further.
# social-housing - Friday 29 March, 2013
Property tax: Over a million letters issued and over 25,000 returns made
The Revenue issued the latest figures for the local property tax last night.
# social-housing - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
Column: Social housing in Ireland has reached ground zero
Despite demand being at an all-time high, funding for social housing has almost disappeared. If we commence building and utilise NAMA properties we can reduce waiting lists and stimulate the construction industry, writes Donal McManus.
# social-housing - Sunday 2 December, 2012
After more than 15 years, plans for O’Devaney Gardens officially scrapped
O’Devaney Gardens was supposed to be a model for fixing an area plagued with problems – but it all went wrong.
# social-housing - Friday 26 October, 2012
Almost one third of mothers in social housing show signs of depression
The study found that a high number of people living in social housing reported mental health illnesses.
# social-housing - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Column: We fetishise home ownership – but why stigmatise social housing?
Some suggest that social housing is an undesirable element, writes Donal McManus. But what does that say about us as a society?
# social-housing - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Carlow estate to become first Nama social housing project
Fifty-five houses in the Oakley Wood estate in Tullow have been purchased by housing association Respond.
# social-housing - Friday 20 July, 2012
Social housing body to buy unfinished housing estate from NAMA
Respond! Housing Agency says it’s buying an uncompleted estate in Co Carlow, intending to finish it and assign tenants.
Housing Minister gives green light to 800 new social and voluntary houses
Approximately €100 million will be spent on housing units between now and 2014 including €35 million for the voluntary housing sector.
# social-housing - Sunday 8 July, 2012
NAMA says it will give 2,000 homes for social housing. So far: there’s just 58
NAMA had planned to fill 2000 homes by the end of 2012.
# social-housing - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Mortgage to rent: How it works, and why it’s the best solution
Is the new scheme to help distressed homeowners unfair? Does it benefit the big banks? Simon Brooke of Clúid answers the tough questions.
# social-housing - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
GALLERY: Massive Chinese-built ghost town in the middle of Angola
The $3 billion development covers 12,355 acres and was built to house 500,000 people.
# social-housing - Friday 11 May, 2012
Nearly 700 NAMA units being provided suitable for social housing – minister
Jan O’Sullivan says over 2,000 properties have been appraised for their suitability – and only half are fit for use as social housing.
# social-housing - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
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Private financing could help build social housing in Ireland – report
Clúid Housing Association’s report looked at how the UK and Canada successfully employ a private finance model for social rented housing.
# social-housing - Tuesday 13 March, 2012
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Minister rules out seizing NAMA properties for social housing
Jan O’Sullivan says most NAMA properties are part of the security for loans, and can’t simply be seized by the State.
# social-housing - Wednesday 21 December, 2011
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
In tonight’s Fix: Facebook to make major changes after Irish investigation; a possible solution for ghost estates; and the worst delivery man you’ll see today.
Two thousand new homes to help cut social housing wait
Nama has agreed to provide the houses, which were built during the boom but are now lying empty.
# social-housing - Tuesday 20 December, 2011
Column: Dolphin’s Barn residents dreading a damp Christmas
Authorities have broken up the Dolphin House community – but stalled regeneration of their homes and left them subsisting in horrible living conditions, write Eoin Lynch.
# social-housing - Sunday 25 September, 2011
Almost 100,000 households in need of social housing
The Irish Council for Social Housing says demand has grown by 75 per cent since 2008.
# social-housing - Monday 19 September, 2011
Ghost estates could be used for social housing – Minister
It will be a long process but the Minister wants to look at using so-called ghost estates for much needed social housing.
# social-housing - Monday 1 August, 2011
The 9 at 9: Monday
In today’s 9 at 9: The latest on Davis Norris’ Áras bid; a debt deal in the US; the Ministers and the bus lanes; and what the recession is doing to our sex lives.
# social-housing - Thursday 9 June, 2011
Column: What can you do when you’re trapped on a council estate?
Drugs, violence, no sense of community and nowhere to turn – social housing can be a heartbreaking place for a mother bringing up kids, writes Lisa McInerney.
# social-housing - Friday 18 February, 2011
Poll: What should be done about Ireland’s ghost estates?
The latest figures on the ghost estate crisis reveal that 348 ghost estates have been abandoned by developers. We want to know what you think should be done with them.
# social-housing - Tuesday 26 October, 2010
Housing minister says 20% of empty homes to become social housing
A small proportion of the thousands of houses lying empty in the country’s ghost estates will be used for public housing.
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