Wicklow County Council brought 111 vacant social homes back into active use under the Voids Programme, recouping €1.221 million from the Department of Housing.
The Voids Programme support local authorities in preparing vacant homes for re-letting.
Nationally in 2022, 2,307 vacant social homes were brought back into active use in 2022 under the Voids Programme.
This is just above the anticipated figure of 2,273 vacant social homes, indicating that the intensive work in 2020 and 2021 by local authorities in this area has reduced the number of vacant social homes.
                                        
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