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Budget 2017: The housing changes

A number of initiatives to help the housing market were announced in today’s Budget. One of the headlines from Minister for Finance Michael Noonan’s speech was a help to buy scheme to address the shortage of housing in the country. The scheme will provide a…

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Government to provide 17,000 social housing units this year

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The Government has said it will provide another 17,000 units of social housing this year as part of its five-year programme to tackle the housing crisis. In a report on the Social Housing Strategy, the Department of the Environment said the recovery in public housing…

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Enhanced tax relief for landlords who rent to social tenants available from today

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Landlords who rent to social housing tenants will from today be entitled to enhanced tax reliefs. The new scheme will allow property owners who rent to tenants in receipt of rent supplement or the housing assistance payment (HAP) to claim 100 per cent relief on…

Calls for rent controls at Housing Bill debate

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The Dáil debate on the Housing Bill was adjourned yesterday evening Among the provisions under consideration is the replacement of rent supplement with a new Housing Assistance Payment. While rent supplement is paid to the tenant, the new HAP will be paid directly to the…

Government change rules on rent allowance

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The Government is to allow Social Welfare recipients who have been receiving Rent Supplement for more than 18 months to work full-time without losing the entire subsidy. Ministers said in a statement that the transfer from Rent Supplement to a new Housing Assistance Payment…