Just 3% of Homes Now Accessible to HAP Tenants

Just 3% of homes now accessible to HAP tenants

A charity has said the private rental market is driving homelessness after it found a 22% decrease in the number of houses available under the Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) scheme, writes Adam Van Eekeren. According to the quarterly 'Locked Out Of The Market' report from the Simon Communities of Ireland (SCI), only 3% of properties surveyed across 16 areas were available to rent by HAP tenants. The report looked at tenancies listed on Daft.i…

Just two properties available to rent for HAP tenants in Galway - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Just two properties were available to rent in Galway for HAP tenants in June. One of those was located in the city centre, and the other just outside the city centre, according to the Simon Communities of Ireland’s latest report. Nationally, the Locked Out of the Market Report show only 32 HAP properties available to rent – with 22 of those in Dublin. The charity’s Executive Director Ber Grogan says i…