The national figure includes more than 92 thousand children.
Over 235 thousand people are urgently waiting for a home.
Kildare has highest share of households on the main social housing lists, at 66% of their total ongoing need.
The term quantifies the number of households that are on the main social housing waiting list plus those households in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).
In Kildare, the figure stands at 10,680.
The national figure includes more than 92 thousand children.
The Social Democrats are urging the government to increase the number of social houses by 56 per cent, in order to meet the urgent need.
Kildare Filling Stations Among The More Than 100 Out Of Fuel
Cost Of Solar Panels In Kildare Falls By 39% Since 2020
Water Outage In Place For Maynooth And Straffan Tomorrow
Kfm Obituary Notices
Nationwide Fuel Protest Continues Into Third Day
"I Don't Think Anybody Is Going To Really Listen To Us Until Somebody Dies On That Road": Criticism Of Moone-Timolin Cycleway Continues
International Wholesale Prices Are "Not Price Gouging", Says CCPC
Costs Of Home Heating Oil Up By 67.5 Per Cent Between February and March
