Mike Allen, Director of Advocacy at Focus Ireland, said: “This means it will remain extremely difficult for people trying to get out of homelessness, as rents for new leases will continue to rise as landlords try to compensate themselves for the fact that they will not be able to maximise rents in these `pressure zones`. as soon as a lease has been concluded. This problem could have been avoided by including “relocations” in the proposed legislation, as this would have extended the positive effects of this emergency measure and improved access to the rental market. Focus Ireland said a simple measure to control the “relocation” of rents in this way would also eliminate the risk of some landlords evicting sitting tenants in order to attract new tenants at a higher price or rent. In the first special issue of our Focus on Homelessness series, we examine spending on services for households affected by homelessness. In this blog post, Director of Advocacy Mike Allen explains why we need a deeper understanding of this issue and how this issue does it. Focus Ireland today widely welcomed Housing Secretary Simon Coveney`s decision to introduce “rent pressure zones” to stem rising costs in Dublin and Cork. The move is part of a wider leasing strategy that the government released today as part of its plan to rebuild Ireland. The third volume of our report “Focus on Homelessness” (October 2020) presents data for the first six months of 2020 and gives a first glimpse of the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown period on homelessness. In 2020, we saw the largest annual decline in homelessness on record, with the number of people in homeless shelters dropping by 2,000 between January and December. Focus Ireland recently published its report on domestic violence and family homelessness. This blog discusses the main findings and recommendations of this qualitative research.
Focus Ireland said new figures released this week by the central bank clearly show the growing crisis facing tenants of buy-for-rent properties and called on the government to take urgent action now to help these vulnerable households. Figures for the three months to the end of September indicate that more than 280 owner-owned houses or apartments have been taken over by banks or financial institutions. M. Allen added: “We are also concerned about the very real risk that we may now see rapid rent increases in Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Kildare as landlords try to take action before a control is introduced. It would have been preferable to include these areas, which are already rapidly increasing rents, in the initial proposal, with the possibility of abolishing them if PRTB research had shown that the measures were not necessary. In September, Focus Ireland published a major research report entitled: A Qualitative Study of LGBTQI+ Youth Homelessness in Ireland. Last year, on International Women`s Day, Focus Ireland wrote about the rising rates of female homelessness in Ireland. In the space of a year, the situation of homeless women in Ireland has only deteriorated.
The charity welcomed the steps taken in the report to increase housing supply by expanding the repair and rental pilot program nationally by the second quarter of 2017, as well as the planned implementation of a national strategy for vacant housing by Q1 next year, which aims to put back into service part of the national stock of more than 200,000 vacant dwellings. Housing and homelessness were one of the key issues in the recent election. In this blog post, communications manager Conor Culkin describes some of the reasons why he was so important to the Irish electorate. Access to accurate data is essential to policy and official action to address homelessness. It is equally important to have the information behind the numbers to clearly understand trends as they develop and to be able to react accordingly. Focus Ireland has called on the government to amend the law to prevent banks and other financial institutions from repossessing rental homes and evicting the tenant. The charity said up to 40 children in 20 families are forced into homelessness each month by banks and financial institutions through evictions from homes bought for rent. The latest figures show that prices in the capital have risen by up to 40% since the slowdown, while the average cost of renting a property nationwide is now 1,000 euros per month. . Would you like to stay up to date on the main problems of homelessness in Ireland? The Covid-19 pandemic puts homeless people at a disproportionate risk – not only are they more likely to have health problems, but they are also unable to follow key recommendations – wash their hands regularly, stay home and maintain “social distancing” from other people.
However, the charity expressed concern that rent control only appears to apply to existing tenancies. While the move will help reduce the risk of existing tenants losing their homes, Focus Ireland said it was concerned that landlords would shift any pressure on prices to new leases. Contact: Michelle Moran 086 468 0442 or Roughan Mac Namara – 086 85 15 117 Meanwhile, Focus Ireland said the reference in the strategy that “encourages” banks and late landlords to agree on solutions that may involve retaining the use of the property for rental purposes if the tenant receives a housing allowance will actually bring no real comfort to the thousands of tenants in this situation. Last week, the Dáil discussed how to increase tenant protection in the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill of 2016. The bill has now been referred to committee. The government`s Tyrrelstown amendment to this bill first suggests ensuring that landlords with 20 or more properties cannot evict their tenants at the same time. However, most evictions from purchase to rental are carried out by owners with 1 or 2 properties. “In just a few weeks, Covid-19 has fundamentally reshaped the relationship between welfare and work in Ireland. In this blog post, Dr. Mary Murphy, Senior Lecturer at Maynooth University, explores why we need an inclusive strategy to return to work as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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