Just 20 Homes To Rent Under HAP Scheme In June, Report Finds

What the HAP scheme figures show

The number of study areas with no HAP-eligible properties at all rose from nine in March to 12 in June, after Cork City Centre, Dundalk and Sligo Town lost their remaining listings. HAP is a form of social housing support run by local authorities, under which the council pays a landlord directly while the tenant makes a weekly rent contribution.

The Simon Communities has repeatedly warned that renters relying on the payment are being priced out of the market, with the charity's reports charting a persistent shortfall between HAP limits and real market rents.