# Housing Assistance Payment

This week

26th March 2023 - 1st April 2023

# Housing Crisis

Record low number of properties available for people accessing HAP

Only 29 properties were available to rent through the Housing Assistance Payment over the last month.

11.9k

Thu 6:10 AM

Last month

March 2023

# High Court

Family challenges court's finding that Cork hotel did not discriminate against them

The family claimed that despite having booked a three night stay they were denied access to the hotel.

42.2k

Mar 13th 2023, 4:55 PM

This year

2023

# Housing Assistance Payment

There were just 41 properties available to rent for people accessing HAP last month

HAP is a form of rental benefit payment to assist lower-income households.

9.0k

Jan 13th 2023, 6:30 AM

Last year

2022

# Housing

HAP discretion rate changes for the first time in 6 years, increasing to 35%

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien says he will be expanding the couple’s rate to single people.

23.3k

Jun 3rd 2022, 1:43 PM

All time

# Housing Assistance Payment

Dublin Lord Mayor to tell Housing Minister that HAP scheme should include a deposit for tenants

Alison Gilliland said funding an initial deposit could be key to keeping many people out of homeless services.

22.9k

Dec 8th 2021, 6:30 AM

# hap

Report finds 79% drop in number of affordable rental properties available in just three months

The Simon Communities of Ireland is warning that the lack of availability will cause homeless rates to increase.

11.1k

Nov 18th 2021, 6:30 AM

# Threshold

HAP tenants struggling to buy food after paying rent top-ups to landlords, committee hears

There are currently 100,000 tenancies subsidised by the State, which is a third of all tenancies in the rental market.

34.3k

Dec 15th 2020, 8:11 PM

# locked out

Just 5.5% of rental housing is within standard HAP limits, according to new report

There is a notable shortage of one-bedroom housing for single people and couples, the Simon Communities said.

19.1k

Jan 13th 2020, 9:18 AM

# Annual Report

Housing benefit recipients face 'systemic discrimination', Irish human rights body says

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission launched it’s 2018 annual report today.

12.5k

Jun 24th 2019, 11:34 AM

# Explainer

Here's why tenants can take discrimination cases against landlords at the Workplace Relations Commission

The WRC provides advice on workplace issues to employers and to employees.

35.4k

Apr 22nd 2019, 10:00 PM

# Housing

Just 8% of rental properties are available in Ireland within rent support limits

That’s according to a study conducted by the Simon Communities of Ireland.

13.7k

Mar 4th 2019, 2:25 PM

# crisis

Reliance on government support by renters likely to increase after Brexit

The amount of money the State pays in Hap will also increase if Brexit results in further rent hikes in the capital.

11.0k

Nov 13th 2018, 10:15 AM

# Housing Assistance Payment

Tenant who took landlord to Workplace Relations Commission over refusal to accept HAP awarded €7k

The complainant, a long-term tenant of the landlord, brought the case after claiming she has been discriminated against by him over his refusal to accept the scheme.

23.6k

Nov 9th 2018, 6:00 AM

# incentivise

Local authorities offering letting agents €500 fee to house tenants under Hap scheme

It has been well documented that Hap recipients can find it difficult to source accommodation.

23.7k

Nov 1st 2018, 1:55 PM

# moved out

'Humiliated, belittled, embarassed': Woman awarded €4.2k over Hap discrimination

It was found that the woman was discriminated against by the landlord and was awarded the equivalent of three months’ rent.

65.9k

Aug 21st 2018, 12:05 AM

# Homelessness

Dublin City Council proposing to stop prioritising homeless families for housing lists

The council said it is doing so in order to encourage families to seek housing in the private rented sector.

28.7k

Mar 8th 2018, 4:11 PM

# private rental sector

'A chronic over-reliance': 76% of social housing came from the private rental sector last year

Opposition politicians, housing experts and NGO officials have all criticised an overreliance on the private sector.

9.0k

Jan 16th 2018, 6:15 AM

# rental supplements

Flat search: Not one property available to rent for a person on rent supplement

A Simon Communities study has found that the number of rental properties on the market has dropped significantly.

21.0k

Dec 11th 2017, 11:36 AM

# housing assistance

Tenants awarded 'substantial compensation' for discrimination by landlord

They were awarded compensation ranging from €13,300 to €15,000.

61.0k

Aug 21st 2017, 7:45 AM

# homelessness crisis

Locked out: Most people on housing benefits still can't afford to rent

The Simon Community study found that some 630 properties available to rent are beyond the reach of those on HAP.

15.1k

105

Aug 16th 2017, 9:07 AM

# housing trouble

'I'm at the end of my rope': Mother with severely disabled child desperately trying to find somewhere to live

Tracy McGinnis has said it is impossible to find a place to live with the Housing Assistance Payment.

39.2k

Jul 2nd 2017, 6:30 AM

# unsecure tenancy

Pregnant mother of four soon to be homeless as landlord is selling home

Sarah and her husband Eamon have until June to try to find a new home for their family.

31.4k

Apr 18th 2017, 6:01 AM

# sligo and drogheda

'There will be people lying in doorways and parks this Christmas': Homelessness in regional towns

There has been a 100% increase in the number of people registered as homeless in Co Louth in the last two years.

11.7k

Nov 30th 2016, 8:30 PM

# Housing Crisis

Here's a breakdown of how many people get rent supplement - county by county

The number of recipients has dropped by 15,000 since 2012.

16.9k

Nov 29th 2014, 7:00 AM