Ireland has been in the midst of a housing and homelessness crisis for almost a decade, with recent developments escalating at an alarming rate. The recently published report by the Housing…
Locked Out of the Market is a quarterly report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland based on a snapshot survey conducted over three consecutive days. This latest version published in April…
In this socio-economic review for 2024 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a…
Ireland is going through several major transitions which will transform how our society and economy function. These transitions are already well underway. Climate change is taking its toll on both…
According to the latest Central Bank figures for Q3 2023, 708,810 private residential mortgage accounts for principal dwellings are held in the Republic of Ireland, valued at just over €100 billion.…
Locked Out of the Market is a quarterly report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland based on a snapshot survey conducted over three consecutive days. This latest version published in…
For the past number of years, Government’s response to the housing crisis has been categorised by an over-reliance on the private rented sector and the introduction of badly-targeted subsidies which…
The Consumer Price Index division with the largest increase in the 12 months to August 2023 was Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+17.3 per cent), with actual rents for housing and…
The number of homeless people accessing emergency accommodation in August 2023 was a record 12,691. This represents an increase of 50 per cent since Housing for All was introduced and 94 per cent…
Budget 2024 follows the path of Budget 2023, with Government repeating last year’s mistakes. Rather than spending this year’s surplus to support those who most need it, for whom it would have the…