Fianna Fáil: Up rent allowance and build 45,000 social houses

Fianna Fáil has called for a 5% rise in rent supplement; a rent cap scheme that would outlaw increases of more than 10% at any one time; and the building of 45,000 more social houses to tackle the crippling housing crisis.

However, the Government claims the plan is simply a re-hash of existing policies; while Sinn Féin alleges it involves tax breaks for landlords and “fast-tracking evictions” while giving just €13 extra to rent supplement recipients.

The opposition party outlined how it plans to address the growing housing crisis at the launch of its ‘Generation rent’ policy document yesterday.