OVER FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE WAITING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN GALWAY

Date Published: 21-Dec-2009

Over four and a half thousand people are now on the social housing waiting list as demand in the city and County continues to rise.

Galway County Council now has 1,965 people on their waiting list, an increase of ten percent on last years figure.

In the city, 2,609 people are waiting for social housing, an increase of 14 percent on the number waiting in 2008.

According to figures compiled by today's Irish Independent, almost 100 thousand people are still waiting to be housed by 75 local authorities nationwide.