The latest data released from the CSO indicate that 13.2 per cent of the population, more than 660,000 people, were at risk of poverty in 2020. But the cost of accommodation is not included in these…
Problems for tenants with the high cost of accommodation as a proportion of their income and arrears on mortgage, rent and utility bills are an indication of the continued social and economic impact…
According to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), new dwelling completions fell by 7.7 per cent in Q3 2021, compared to the same period last year. Less than 5,000 homes were…
Housing for All commits to “working towards” eliminating homelessness by 2030 while simultaneously committing to increase resources for emergency homeless accommodation. A commitment to actually…
The Government’s Housing for All plan preceded Budget 2022. Our analysis of this plan shows that it fails to recognise the true scale of the housing crisis and Budget 2022 seems to fall even …
The Government's Housing for All Strategy committed to considering an extension to the Help to Buy Scheme for first time buyers, due to expire in 31 December 2021, and to reviewing it to ensure that…
The pandemic highlighted the real impact of Ireland’s housing crisis, and the benefit of implementing progressive housing policies.The Government has published its long awaited housing strategy—…
Our pre-budget submission, 'Budget Choices 2022' contains detailed, fully-costed Budgetary packages across more than a dozen policy areas including health, housing, education, welfare, sustainability…
Our pre-budget submission ‘Budget Choices 2022’ outlines why expenditure will have to rise if the housing strategy, the climate change strategy and the revised national development plan are to…
A recent report from the CSO, Domestic Building Energy Ratings from a Social Perspective 2016 examined data from the last census to identify households that have the least energy efficient homes and…
