Government to cut funds for tenant in situ scheme

The Government has argued the scheme should be used as a last resort, but in 2025, councils across the country were forced to stop accepting new applications because a lack of funding was preventing purchases.

The Government is to begin cutting funding to its tenant in situ scheme, with housing minister James Browne concerned about councils being over-reliant on the programme.

The scheme, set up in 2023, allows local authorities to buy houses in cases where tenants are at risk of homelessness when their landlord is selling up.