Record housing delivery for housing body in its 30th year

Clúid, Ireland’s leading Approved Housing Body (AHB), delivered 1,525 new social and Cost Rental homes in 2024. This marks Clúid’s most successful year, in terms of delivery of new homes, in its 30-year history.

Clúid, which was established in 1994, delivered 853 general needs social homes, 408 Cost Rental homes, and 264 age-friendly social homes, across ten local authority areas in 2024. During 2024, 3,795 people were taken out of housing need with a new or re-let Clúid home. As of 1 July 2025, Clúid manages more than 13,000 homes across every county in Ireland and has nearly 33,000 residents.

Brian O’Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, Clúid, commented: “2024 was our biggest year for delivery yet – 1,525 new high-quality, secure, long-term, affordable homes for those in housing need. As a result of the hard work and dedication of Clúid colleagues, and our partners in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the local authorities, the Housing Agency, the Housing Finance Agency, 3,795 adults and children now have a secure place to call home.

“We also grew our construction programme in 2024 – 649 of our new homes were delivered via our Clúid Design and Build programme or our sector-leading Developer Design and Build programme. We continue to work closely with our developer, contractor and construction partners. We’re on track to deliver more than 1,000 homes in 2025, many of them through our construction programme.

“Clúid has been providing great homes in thriving communities for 30 years now. We’re proud to be able to use this wealth of expertise and experience to contribute to addressing the current housing crisis. We look forward to the next 30 years, and our continued position as a key partner in delivering and managing social and affordable homes and communities.”

Mary*, who moved into her new home in Green Lane, Blackpool, Cork City, in early 2024, remarked: “When I got the phone call from Clúid saying I’d been nominated for a home in Green Lane I was in shock. I just stood there on the street. It wasn’t until I had the keys in my hand that I really believed it.

“Having my own space has really changed my life. Before I was really stressed, as I was sharing with other people and I didn’t have security in where I was living. I had problems with my blood pressure. Since getting my forever home my health has improved. When I meet people, they tell me I’m looking really well. I’m so much happier now, and that has allowed me to be better at my job.”

The details of Clúid’s 2024 delivery were published as part of the housing association’s Annual Report. The Annual Report, which is available on cluid.ie, also describes Clúid’s work in areas as diverse as placemaking, resident engagement and empowerment, biodiversity and sustainability, and governance.

This week Clúid also published their pre-budget submission for Budget 2026. Clúid is calling on the government to prioritise a number of recommendations to enable AHBs like Clúid to increase delivery of much needed social and affordable housing. These recommendations include reforms to the funding mechanism used for the majority of new-build social housing; new funding for the management and maintenance of older properties; measures to improve the viability of delivering social and affordable homes; and immediate reforms relating to the management and regulation of apartments and multi-unit developments. The submission can be read in full at cluid.ie.

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