The funding has been announced by Minister James Browne
Minister for Housing James Browne is set to allocate €436 million to address social housing needs this year, in a number of counties, including Kildare.
This includes €325 million in capital funding, which will be used by local authorities to support the second-hand social housing acquisitions programme.
An additional €111 million has been earmarked for 82 new social housing projects, which will deliver over 1,300 newly built homes between 2025 and 2027.
The €111 million is part of a €450 million fund for social and affordable housing announced by the Government last month.
The new builds, 575 of which are expected this year, include: 542 homes in Dublin; 234 homes in Cork City and County; 60 homes in Westmeath; 58 homes in Meath; 59 homes in Limerick; 56 homes in Kerry; 55 homes in Wicklow; 30 homes in Kilkenny; and 231 homes across 13 other counties, including Kildare.
Minister Browne emphasized that these new builds are crucial to addressing the housing crisis, particularly in preventing and ultimately eliminating long-term homelessness.
The funding has been criticised by Sinn Fein for not being enough and Tuesday morning's Kildare Today programme will debate the topic.
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