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Families are homeless for longer due to shortage of HAP accommodation – charity

A housing charity has raised concerns about a lack of affordable housing, forcing families and single people into homelessness for longer. The Simon Communities launched its quarterly report Locked Out of the Market, which measures the experience of ...

22 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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Kilkenny renters may be eligible for this financial support

Any Kilkenny people who qualify for social housing can now submit an online application for a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). HAP is a financial support to assist those renting privately and who are eligible for social housing support. Local ...

18 Nov 2024 at 19:33

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Mayor of Clonmel warns of influx of homeless families due to housing crisis

The scale of the housing crisis for families accommodated in the private rental market with the aid of Housing Assistance Payment was laid bare at Tipperary County Council’s monthly meeting where the Mayor of Clonmel warned of an influx of ...

19 May 2022 at 14:33

Ireland

HAP renter says ‘nothing’ in the budget to help ease financial burden

A renter and mother-of-two has said there is “nothing” in the budget for her to help ease the financial pressure of paying rent. Marianna Broughan, 37, lives in a rented property in Athy, Co Kildare with her five-year-old daughter and ...

01 Oct 2024 at 16:49

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Doherty: '5,583 people in Donegal on social housing lists or in receipt of HAP'

Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has said that the government is failing to deliver social housing after new figures showed that 5,583 people in Donegal are on social housing lists or in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). Deputy ...

22 Aug 2024 at 11:33

Local News

Chronic shortage of properties and limited HAP availability in Kildare highlighted

The latest figures from the Simon Communities of Ireland’s December 2024 Locked Out of the Market report, alongside a recent Kildare County Council review, underscore the critical housing challenges facing individuals and families ...

28 Jan 2025 at 16:33

National News

38 houses available to rent through HAP scheme in March

The number of houses available to rent for people accessing the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) stood at 38 nationwide, according to the latest report from the Simon Community. The group’s Locked Out Of The Market report for ...

15 Apr 2024 at 17:33

Ireland

Minister calls for focus on facts as Harris immigration ‘dog whistle’ criticised

Roderic O’Gorman has said “we need to stick to the facts” about migration and homelessness as the Taoiseach was criticised for comments on Ireland’s record high homeless figures. Taoiseach Simon Harris told The Sunday Times ...

23 Sept 2024 at 13:56

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Tipperary County Council to buy HAP houses from landlords

Tipperary County Council is purchasing properties currently leased to HAP tenants where the landlord is selling. A spokesperson for the council told the Tipperary Star that the sale of two properties has been agreed upon, ...

01 Sept 2022 at 22:33

Local News

Homeless families a reality in Donegal, municipal district meeting hears

The harsh reality of the ongoing housing crisis is that families in the Municipal District (MD) of Donegal are being forced into homelessness. That is according to a number of councillors in the MD who are calling for a ...

12 Mar 2024 at 15:33

Kildare Live

Chronic shortage of properties and limited HAP availability in Kildare highlighted

28 Jan 2025 at 16:33

Ireland

HAP tenants outside Dublin ‘face uphill struggle’ as supply dwindles – report

The number of available rental properties that accept housing assistance payments (HAP) has fallen in the first quarter of the year, according to a housing report. The executive director of the Simon Communities of ...

17 Apr 2025 at 00:01

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