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# Housing Committee
# Housing Committee
'At best unfruitful and at worst a waste': Charities hit out at changes to Fair Deal scheme
- The Government introduced changes to the Fair Deal Scheme hoping to bring 8,000 properties onto the rental market.
- Alone is set to tell TDs this afternoon that the private rental market does not serve older people at present.
- Issues around 'rightsizing' will also be raised, with older people unable to access finance to move into smaller houses.
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