Government to fund USI housing manager position as part of Rebuilding Ireland plan

A student housing project manager is to help co- ordinate efforts to improve accommodation provision.

The nine-month appointment to the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is being funded by the Government as part of its Rebuilding Ireland housing plan.

Part of the role will be to oversee the union’s online campaign to match students to landlords, which is focusing on encouraging people with spare rooms to rent to students in their own homes.