It is clear that the Government’s housing plan is a failure, but it is renters and those hoping to buy a home who are bearing the cost
The latest rent report from Daft.ie highlights yet again the Government’s failure to tackle the housing crisis as rents are driven to unprecedented highs, according to Social Justice Spokesperson Holly Cairns.
“This is a devastating report and shows the depths of the rental disaster. Average rents around the country are now more than €1,600 while average rents in Dublin are now an eye-watering €2,170.
“This is unsustainable. Extortionate rents are driving ordinary workers to the brink. This is especially true given the price of everything else – energy, food and fuel – is also skyrocketing in the midst of a worsening cost-of-living crisis.
“Each new Daft report show rents are being driven to unprecedented highs while supply is slumping to record lows. It is clear that the Government’s housing plan is a failure, but it is renters and those hoping to buy a home who are bearing the cost.
“When will the Government admit that its housing policies are making the rental crisis worse, not better, and outline what it intends to do to address what is now a societal catastrophe?”
10th August, 2022
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