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2024
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Over 70 households facing eviction in Westmeath as politicians urge coordinated councils response
23 Jan
23.7k
34
Last year
2023
Simon Communities
Just 27 properties available to rent within HAP discretionary rate late month, report shows
25 Oct 2023
10.9k
74
Housing Crisis
50 properties available to rent for people accessing HAP in June
23 Jul 2023
16.9k
32
Housing
Irish Government ‘will move heaven and earth’ for older renters facing eviction, says minister
Updated 11 May 2023
22.2k
70
Housing Crisis
Record low number of properties available for people accessing HAP
30 Mar 2023
12.6k
42
Housing Assistance Payment
There were just 41 properties available to rent for people accessing HAP last month
13 Jan 2023
9.2k
17
All time
banking review
Bankers 'rewarded' with bonuses and a pay boost despite tracker mortgage scandal, says McDonald
29 Nov 2022
33.0k
59
Housing
Income thresholds for social housing to be increased by €5,000
19 Nov 2022
32.1k
20
locked out
Record low number of HAP properties available to rent
17 Oct 2022
17.9k
53
Housing
HAP discretion rate changes for the first time in 6 years, increasing to 35%
3 Jun 2022
23.6k
32
Housing
Report on increasing HAP rates released soon as pressure mounts on government over homelessness
29 May 2022
18.1k
6
hap
Concerns around HAP payment levels set to be raised at housing committee today
8 Feb 2022
12.5k
10
Housing
90 per cent of rental properties unavailable to HAP recipients
30 Jan 2022
30.3k
45
hap
Report finds 79% drop in number of affordable rental properties available in just three months
18 Nov 2021
11.1k
41
Housing Crisis
Drop in number of households needing social housing but almost 62,000 still on list
9 Mar 2021
14.5k
25
Threshold
HAP tenants struggling to buy food after paying rent top-ups to landlords, committee hears
15 Dec 2020
34.4k
82
Simon Communities
'Chronic lack of supply' of affordable homes outside Dublin, warns homelessness charity
1 Nov 2020
30.9k
50
Simon Community
Spike in rental properties available - but many remain 'unaffordable', warns homeless charity
27 Mar 2020
26.8k
50
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Will the government spend more on HAP than on new social housing this year?
14 Feb 2020
25.9k
42
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: The claims from the final party leaders' debate of this year's election campaign
31 Jan 2020
13.8k
34
locked out
Just 5.5% of rental housing is within standard HAP limits, according to new report
13 Jan 2020
19.2k
42
Annual Report
Housing benefit recipients face 'systemic discrimination', Irish human rights body says
24 Jun 2019
12.5k
39
Explainer
Here's why tenants can take discrimination cases against landlords at the Workplace Relations Commission
22 Apr 2019
35.7k
40
Housing
Just 8% of rental properties are available in Ireland within rent support limits
4 Mar 2019
13.7k
31
Housing
Just over 4,000 new social houses built last year as target missed
14 Feb 2019
19.4k
36
nowhere to go
'I don't want to spend Christmas in a hotel': Family facing homelessness over inability to find new home
2 Dec 2018
24.5k
157
crisis
Reliance on government support by renters likely to increase after Brexit
13 Nov 2018
11.1k
38
Housing Assistance Payment
Tenant who took landlord to Workplace Relations Commission over refusal to accept HAP awarded €7k
9 Nov 2018
23.6k
incentivise
Local authorities offering letting agents €500 fee to house tenants under Hap scheme
1 Nov 2018
23.8k
74
WRC
Landlord who refused rent allowance payment from family ordered to pay €14,000
18 Sep 2018
60.9k
Housing Crisis
'It's embarrassing to sleep rough': Son of Father Michael Cleary reveals he is homeless
22 Aug 2018
117k
94
Voices
HAP: Landlords are just turning around and saying, 'Someone else is after coming in with cash'
Anonymous Man Profile Yellow Hoodie
16 Aug 2018
66.9k
142
Housing
Just 8% of rental properties are available within rent support limits
16 Aug 2018
14.0k
44
DCC
€28 million was paid in rent to landlords last month under the Housing Assistance Payment
7 Jul 2018
19.6k
59
hap
Just 7% of rental properties are available within rent support limits
13 Mar 2018
12.9k
137
private rental sector
'A chronic over-reliance': 76% of social housing came from the private rental sector last year
16 Jan 2018
9.0k
71
What HAP-Penned
98% of HAP properties in Dublin failed to meet rental standards
22 Dec 2017
13.6k
52
rental supplements
Flat search: Not one property available to rent for a person on rent supplement
11 Dec 2017
21.0k
94
Voices
The reality of house hunting on HAP: 'Please don’t call back if I don’t email you the address'
Christine O'Donnell
1 Nov 2017
40.0k
46
FACTCHECK
FactFind: What is the state of social house building in Ireland?
13 Sep 2017
15.1k
55
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