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# housing figures

Last week

21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023

Homelessness hits record high again as 12,259 people in emergency accommodation in April

The figure includes 3,594 children.

22.8k

121

Updated

May 26th 2023, 4:54 PM

February

February 2023

24,000 or 30,000 new homes? Leo Varadkar says 30,000 as he backs CSO in housing figures row

Construction Information Services have said that there were only around 24,000 new homes built in 2022. The CSO says it was 30,000.

10.6k

Feb 15th 2023, 6:22 PM