Rent allowance scheme 'failing most vulnerable'

The rent supplement scheme is failing the most vulnerable sections of society, according to the housing organisation Threshold.

Rent allowance scheme 'failing most vulnerable'

The rent supplement scheme is failing the most vulnerable sections of society, according to the housing organisation Threshold.

The agency said a study conducted in Cork had found that people on the rent supplement scheme were effectively excluded from two-thirds of the rental market.

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