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The number of people declining social housing is rising

Last year more than 1,500 social housing offers were refused. New figures obtained by Newstalk show the number of people declining a house is rising, since 2019. Our reporter Josh Crosbie has been sourcing these figures and he found out how big of a...

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08.30 16 Jan 2023


The number of people declining social housing is rising


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08.30 16 Jan 2023


Last year more than 1,500 social housing offers were refused. New figures obtained by Newstalk show the number of people declining a house is rising, since 2019.

Our reporter Josh Crosbie has been sourcing these figures and he found out how big of a problem is this.


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