evidence: NIHE - which gets most of its funding from the DfC - said this meant only 400 new social homes would be built in 2024-25 rather than the target of 2,000. [...] Last year, it had hoped to build 2,000 new houses but due to budget constraints, it fell 500 short. [...] "So we’re facing really a 70% cut in the construction of new social homes right across Northern Ireland," Mr Leheny said.