Housing

Accurate Measurement is Essential for Addressing Social Housing Needs

Thursday, 22 August 2024

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) this week published 'Social Housing – Ongoing Need 2023' with the aim of providing an overview of the social housing demand at local authority level. The PBO…

Vacancy and Dereliction in Ireland

Thursday, 25 July 2024

According to the Census 2022, there were 163,433 (excluding holiday homes) vacant properties on Census night 2022. Approximately 30 per cent of vacant properties enumerated in 2022 were also vacant…

National Social Monitor: Care - Housing

Monday, 1 July 2024

This section of our National Social Monitor: Care looks at housing as the centre of care for self and others. This section of our National Social Monitor: Care looks at housing as the centre of…

Addressing Ireland’s Housing Crisis: Urgent Policy Reforms Needed

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Ireland has been in the midst of a housing and homelessness crisis for almost a decade, with recent developments escalating at an alarming rate. The recently published report by the Housing…

Locked Out of the Market - Just 38 properties available within HAP limits

Monday, 20 May 2024

Locked Out of the Market is a quarterly report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland based on a snapshot survey conducted over three consecutive days. This latest version published in April…

Social Justice Matters: 2024 guide to a fairer Irish society

Monday, 29 April 2024

In this socio-economic review for 2024 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a…

Managing change - delivering fair outcomes in a time of transitions

Monday, 29 April 2024

Ireland is going through several major transitions which will transform how our society and economy function. These transitions are already well underway. Climate change is taking its toll on both…

Equity Scheme for Long Term Mortgage Arrears needed

Monday, 12 February 2024

According to the latest Central Bank figures for Q3 2023, 708,810 private residential mortgage accounts for principal dwellings are held in the Republic of Ireland, valued at just over €100 billion.…

Locked Out of the Market - Just 3 per cent of all properties examined in study were within HAP limits

Monday, 22 January 2024

Locked Out of the Market is a quarterly report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland based on a snapshot survey conducted over three consecutive days. This latest version published in…

Budget 2024 on Housing: Regressive subsidies and lack of ambition

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

For the past number of years, Government’s response to the housing crisis has been categorised by an over-reliance on the private rented sector and the introduction of badly-targeted subsidies which…