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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 March shows this was an ...

15 Apr 2024 at 15:23

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 strategy to be put in place ...

12 Mar 2024 at 14:57

National News

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 that homelessness ...

23 Sept 2024 at 13:56

National News

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

Local News

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 11:14

National News

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 ...

22 Oct 2024 at 00:01

National News

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 Ireland said ...

17 Apr 2025 at 00:01

National News

Number of homes accepting housing assistance payments drops 22% in three months

The number of available rental properties that accept housing assistance payments (HAP) has dropped by 22% in the second quarter of the year, a new report shows. The Simon Communities of Ireland’s (SCI) quarterly Locked Out of ...

18 Jul 2025 at 00:01

National News

HAP rent limit increase being considered

An increase to Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) rent limits is being considered by the Department of Housing. HAP is a support which sees local authorities directly paying landlords rent for tenants with an unmet long-term ...

27 Jan 2026 at 18:12

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Call for ‘rapid’ social housing delivery as over 1,600 in HAP households in Donegal

A Donegal councillor has issued an urgent call for the rapid delivery of additional social housing units across Donegal. Cllr Declan Meehan is warning that continued over-reliance on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) ...

03 Feb 2026 at 19:29

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