Social housing makes up less than 12% of the total amount of housing in each midlands county.
People in their 30s and 40s are the main cohort experiencing an ongoing need for housing in Ireland.
Figures in a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office show just over 11% of the total housing in Laois is social housing, the highest in the midlands.
In Westmeath, social houses make up just over 10% of the total, while the figure is close to 10% in Offaly.
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan, says the crisis is only getting worse:
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