{"id":1748,"date":"2021-12-17T12:19:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/government-fails-to-constrain-run-away-rents\/"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:19:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:19:20","slug":"government-fails-to-constrain-run-away-rents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/government-fails-to-constrain-run-away-rents\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Fails to Constrain Run-Away Rents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This level of rental increase is immiserating ordinary workers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>New figures from the RTB show that the government has abjectly failed to constrain runaway rents, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRents rose by 8.3pc in the third quarter of the year \u2013 the highest rate of rental increase since 2017. In Dublin, average rents are now almost \u20ac2,000 per month. Average rent now exceeds \u20ac1,000 per month in 12 counties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Housing Minister has been promising to address exorbitant rental increases since he came into office, but his approach has not worked. The proof of this abject failure is evident in today\u2019s figures from the RTB.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRenters cannot afford this persistent failure. This level of rental increase is immiserating ordinary workers. It is plunging people into poverty and seriously impacting people\u2019s ability to live a life of dignity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of tinkering around the edges \u2013 by linking rents to sky-high inflation or imposing rent caps that don\u2019t work \u2013 the Housing Minister must ban rental increases. This is the only way to stop the inexorable increases in rents until more supply is delivered.<\/p>\n<p>17 December, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This level of rental increase is immiserating ordinary workers New figures from the RTB show that the government has abjectly failed to constrain runaway rents, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O\u2019Callaghan. \u201cRents rose by 8.3pc in the third quarter of the year \u2013 the highest rate of rental increase since 2017. 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