Landlords are breaking law by discriminating against the most vulnerable

A new report shines an important light on the prejudice faced by those who receive the Housing Assistance Payment

People have a right to safe, affordable and secure housing. But in 2020 alone, nearly a fifth of all Equal Status Acts (ESA) related queries, were about discrimination relating to housing issues.

Access to affordable, safe, secure, and decent standard housing is essential for our health, our mental wellbeing, and our ability to live a life with dignity.

Yet we know that for too many people in Ireland today, the housing crisis has created many barriers to accessing adequate and decent housing.