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Rent supplements and housing assistance payments to increase

The Government has approved an increase in rent supplement and housing assistance payments by as much as 35%. It will cost up to €55m extra in a full year. The move has been welcomed by Sinn Féin but the party has said they want to…

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95% of properties available to rent out of reach for those on rent supplements

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A study of the rental housing market has found just one of the 746 properties listed online is within the financial reach of a single person on rent assistance payments — and it was in Co Leitrim. The analysis of the rental properties, conducted in…

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Major reforms to rental market are announced

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The Government yesterday announced a series of major reforms to the private rental sector in to provide rent certainty for both tenants and landlords. After weeks of differences and leaks, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan today revealed…

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Focus Ireland calls for rent supplement to be increased

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Homeless charity Focus Ireland has said that rent supplements need to be increased in order to help tackle the homelessness crisis. Yesterday, marches took place across the country to raise awareness and provide supplies for those who sleep rough. A sleep-out was held on Molesworth Street…

Rent supplements to be increased in certain cases under new plan to prevent homelessness

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Families at risk of losing their privately-rented homes will have rent supplement payments increased and possibly extended for a short period under a new plan to prevent homelessness. The protocol agreed within the four Dublin local authority areas will allow the Department of Social Protection…