Housing association delivers 62 homes in Kilkenny

Tuath Housing delivered a record 2,482 homes in 2023, providing homes for more than 7,000 people across 16 local authorities nationwide, according to its Annual Report which was released this week - bringing to 62 the total number of Tuath homes in Kilkenny.

Tuath Housing is a not-for-profit approved housing body, providing long-term, safe, quality housing. The organisation currently manages over 13,000 homes, catering to the needs of over 33,000 people, and is active in every county throughout Ireland. For more information, visit www.tuathhousing.ie.

Tuath has a further 5,000 homes in the pipeline and working with its partners to invest in people, places, and communities, it now has 13,000 homes under its management. It has housed 34,000 people nationwide since the not-for-profit housing association was established in 2000.

The organisation continued its commitment to cost rental housing in 2023 and has delivered more than 450 cost rental homes to date, with an additional 2,000 cost rental homes on the way.

Tuath’s average social rent remained affordable at €68 per week, the report said, with over 99% of social rent collected. Meanwhile, the average affordable rent of €1,264 per month for cost rental properties represented a 32% discount on Open Market Rental Values.

CEO of Tuath Housing, Sean O'Connor, said Tuath was making progress towards addressing the historic shortage of homes in Ireland, but this progress must be sustained.