70,000 social homes over 5 years

Headline figure

70k social homes × €300k all-in state cost ≈ €21bn; ~€4.2bn/yr.

Attribution & links

Origin

Manifesto

Owner

Social Democrats

Policy area

Housing

Underwrites commitment

Build 70,000 social homes over a five-year term

Unit target

70,000 social homes

First stated

2024-11-19

Last reviewed

2026-05-23

Verification

Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.

Verified against Social Democrats GE2024 Manifesto, p.9: "To deliver 70,000 social homes."

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.