Louth Social Housing Tenants Rejected Almost 20pc of Houses They bid On, New Figures Show - 09/02/2026

Over 19.2pc of homes offered to Louth’s social housing tenants through the Choice Based Letting (CBL) system have been turned down, according to new figures released by Louth County Council.The statistics emerged at the local authority’s January meeting, following a question submitted by Independent Councillor, Ciaran Fisher, revealing that over the last eight years the rate of tenant refusals was highest in Dundalk followed by Drogheda and Ardee.Councillor Fisher asked for a breakdown of the percentage of refusals the council have received yearly since the introduction of the CBL system, which is the portal used by tenants to bid for social housing when it is advertised by Louth County Council.The meeting heard the CBL system is designed to give tenants the freedom to bid on social houses in areas “they actually want to live in.”Councillor Fisher joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.