New polls show backing for 'right to housing' and high satisfaction levels among social housing tenants 

New polls show backing for 'right to housing' and high satisfaction levels among social housing tenants 

Building workers on the Elsmore housing estate at Naas Co Kildare which includes social housing. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

New surveys show strong public support for a constitutional right to housing and high satisfaction among social housing tenants as to the quality of their accommodation.

A new opinion poll published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) found that 64% of people consider Ireland needs a 'Right to Housing' in the Constitution, while 82% of people said they consider housing to be a basic human right.

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