Joan Burton refuses to increase rent allowance
The Labour leader’s decision came on the same day as a pregnant woman said she is facing eviction because of the growing rent bubble and housing shortage crises.
Katie Byrne, 22, said she is facing eviction this weekend despite being nine months pregnant. Ms Byrne said she and her partner have been offered hostel accommodation by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and cannot afford to live elsewhere because of rent supplement limits.
