Rory Hearne: No bright future for Generation Rent in Budget 2022

Investor funds will continue to laugh at us for another while yet, as this budget does nothing to stop house prices and rents rising further, writes Rory Hearne

An apartment and retail building construction site in Bettystown.

The Minister for Finance says that Budget 2022 will deliver a brighter future for this country.

Unfortunately not for Generation Rent, potential home buyers, or those facing homelessness. The budget does nothing to stop house prices and rents rising further and will result in a worsening housing crisis.