Low income renters and housing supports
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Doolan, Michael and Roantree, Barra and Slaymaker, Rachel, Low income renters and housing supports, Economic and Social Research Institute, 2022Download Item:
Abstract:
Rental affordability challenges for low-to-moderate income groups have been well
documented. Changes to housing supports in recent years, notably the rapid
expansion of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), aim to address affordability
challenges for low-income households in the rental sector. Within this context, this
report seeks to inform our understanding of the current system of housing
supports for low-income renters in Ireland. The report examines tenure patterns
and rental affordability. It reviews the range and design of housing supports
available to low-income renters and examines how the localised operation of
differential rent schemes, which determines supported tenants’ contributions,
affects the level of and variation in support received. With the increased reliance
on the provision of indirect housing supports (through rental subsidies or
supplementary income supports), it also examines the availability of
accommodation for low-income renters within the private rental sector. Housing
supports – by virtue of being means-tested – affect the financial incentives
individuals have with regards to being in paid work or working an additional hour.
This report uses SWITCH, which is the ESRI’s tax and benefit microsimulation
model, to analyse the impact of these supports on the effective tax rates faced by
low-income renters: a key consideration for any means-tested supports.
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