Report: 41 properties available under HAP scheme in March

Just 41 homes available under HAP scheme in March, representing 4% of all properties

One homelessness service user in Cork said that finding a one-bed property on HAP is “impossible”.

‘Deepening crisis’ as only 41 properties available to rent through HAP scheme nationwide

Only 41 properties were available to rent through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme last month, a new report has shown.

Report: 41 properties available under HAP scheme in March

The number of properties available under the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme since December 2024 has fallen, according to the Simon Communities of Ireland.

Number of homes available to rent on HAP scheme falls again

Only 41 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme

Dwindling number of HAP properties highlights complete dysfunction of housing policy

The dwindling number of properties available within Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) limits shows that the government’s ongoing reliance on the private rental market is not a sustainable model, according to Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne. Deputy Hearne, who is the party’s housing spokesperson, said: “The latest quarterly ‘Locked Out of the Market’ report from the Simon Communities of Ireland makes for grim reading. “It reveals that just 41 prop…