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Tenant wins €7,500 after landlord refuses HAP

A tenant who said he "could not live" on the €80 a week he had left over after paying rent to a landlord who had refused to accept the housing assistance payment (HAP) has won €7,500 in compensation.
Business • 04 Sep 24

HAP discretion rate to increase by up to 35%

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has announced an increase in the Housing Assistance Payment discretion rate of up to 35% from next month.
Ireland • 03 Jun 22

Man wins HAP discrimination case against letting agency

A man in his 30s has won a case against a letting agency on grounds of discrimination because he was a recipient of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).
Ireland • 19 Nov 20

HAP households rise every year since launch in 2014

The Central Statistics Office has carried out an analysis of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, where landlords enter into long term agreements with Local Authorities to house tenants.
Business • 18 Nov 20

DCC seeks to rent from private landlord

Dublin City Council has approached Ireland's largest private landlord seeking to rent apartments for social housing tenants despite accepting that such moves will add to rent inflation.
Housing • 21 Sep 18

Only 7% of properties within rent support limit - study

A report from the Simon Communities indicates that just 7% of properties available to rent are within the monetary limits of rent support offered by local authorities.
Ireland • 13 Mar 18

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