According to housing network Simon Communities, there are only two properties available to rent within standard HAP rates in Ireland.
Group latest information locked out of the market According to the report, there are only 33 slots available within the discretionary rate, which could be 50% more than the regular payout.
Nine of the 16 regions surveyed had no accommodation available for rent through HAP.
Wayne Stanley, executive director of Simon Communities, blamed the rental market.
“Having 33 properties in 16 areas and three different household types means we are still functionally zero,” he said.
“The issue here is that the private rental market is no longer a sustainable option for people to escape homelessness.”
A homeless tent in Dublin, Ireland.As of November last year, 13,514 people were living in emergency accommodation and Mr Stanley said it was becoming increasingly difficult for them to find long-term accommodation.
“We record the number of people leaving homelessness in every local authority and a few years ago 60% would have entered the private rental market, but those numbers have really fallen off a cliff,” he said. said. .
“The private rental market remains well below what it needs to be a functional exit for people to move out of homelessness.”
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has previously said the solution to rising homelessness is to build more homes. “Significant increase” in in recent years.
Main image: Houses in Dublin.