Budget 2022 failed to provide what was required to deliver Housing For All 

The Government do not seem to grasp the true scale of the housing crisis, and Budget 2022 will do little to end it, writes Social Justice Ireland analyst Susanne Rogers.

Student Joris Carbonare, 21, from France, pictured in Dublin holding a sign asking for help to find a room to live in. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The pandemic highlighted the real impact of Ireland’s housing crisis, and the benefit of implementing progressive housing policies. While we welcomed many of the initiatives in our review of Housing for All, the strategy still leaves those most in need of a secure, sustainable home behind. 

Unfortunately, Budget 2022 did not deliver the policies and resources required to truly deliver Housing for All.