Dublin family's rent 'rose from €950 to €1,150 in just a year’

Housing and homeless charities have cautiously welcomed new measures to ease the rental crisis but called on the Government to go further and link rents to the consumer price index.

This was echoed by one family who have seen their rent jump in recent months and are now looking at moving away from relatives and friends in Dublin to find a more affordable home.

The measures, announced by Environment Minister Alan Kelly and Finance Minister Michael Noonan, include limiting rent increases to every two years instead of annual reviews, and introducing a tax incentive for landlords to take people on rent supplement payments.