Housing charity calls on Government to double social and cost-rental housing

In calling for the number of social housing units to double. Threshold is matching the recommendation of the Housing Commission, which earlier this year said that the Government should increase the levels of social and cost rental housing to 20% of the national stock.

Irish tenants’ advocacy body Threshold has called for a doubling of social and cost-rental housing in order to bring an end to the ongoing housing crisis.

The charity made the call at its annual conference in Dublin on Thursday. Threshold’s national advocacy manager Ann-Marie O’Reilly noted that, given the number of people whose housing needs are not being met in Ireland, other models of housing provision need to be considered.