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# Housing Assistance Payment

This year
2023
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.
42
12.5k
Mar 30th 2023, 6:10 AM
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.
0
42.5k
Mar 13th 2023, 4:55 PM
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.
17
9.2k
Jan 13th 2023, 6:30 AM
Last year
2022
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.
32
23.6k
Jun 3rd 2022, 1:43 PM
All time
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.
39
22.9k
Dec 8th 2021, 6:30 AM
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.
41
11.1k
Nov 18th 2021, 6:30 AM
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.
81
34.4k
Dec 15th 2020, 8:11 PM
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.
42
19.1k
Jan 13th 2020, 9:18 AM
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.
39
12.5k
Jun 24th 2019, 11:34 AM
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.
40
35.6k
Apr 22nd 2019, 10:00 PM
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.
31
13.7k
Mar 4th 2019, 2:25 PM
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.
38
11.1k
Nov 13th 2018, 10:15 AM
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.
0
23.6k
Nov 9th 2018, 6:00 AM
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.
74
23.8k
Nov 1st 2018, 1:55 PM
'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.
62
66.0k
Aug 21st 2018, 12:05 AM
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.
91
28.8k
Mar 8th 2018, 4:11 PM
'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.
68
9.0k
Jan 16th 2018, 6:15 AM
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.
94
21.0k
Dec 11th 2017, 11:36 AM
Tenants awarded 'substantial compensation' for discrimination by landlord
They were awarded compensation ranging from €13,300 to €15,000.
74
61.0k
Aug 21st 2017, 7:45 AM
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.
105
15.1k
Aug 16th 2017, 9:07 AM
'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.
49
39.2k
Jul 2nd 2017, 6:30 AM
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.
84
31.4k
Apr 18th 2017, 6:01 AM
'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.
40
11.7k
Nov 30th 2016, 8:30 PM
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.
29
16.9k
Nov 29th 2014, 7:00 AM