{"id":2045,"date":"2023-02-24T14:26:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/latest-homelessness-figures-underline-the-need-for-an-extension-of-the-eviction-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:26:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:26:10","slug":"latest-homelessness-figures-underline-the-need-for-an-extension-of-the-eviction-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/latest-homelessness-figures-underline-the-need-for-an-extension-of-the-eviction-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest homelessness figures underline the need for an extension of the eviction ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Emergency response by Government needed to tackle crisis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The latest homelessness figures underline the need for an extension of the eviction ban, along with other measures to protect tenants, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O\u2019Callaghan, who is the party\u2019s Housing spokesperson, said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are now 11,754 people living in homeless emergency accommodation &#8211; the\u00a0highest number on record. Of these, 3,431 are children, a 48 percent rise on last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the Residential Tenancies Board, there were 2,273 households due to be evicted before the ban was introduced in October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government has no choice but to extend the ban, otherwise there will be a flood of evictions when it is lifted at the end of March. This must form part of emergency measures needed to get to grips with the crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O\u2019Callaghan believes the Government must:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ramp up tenant in-situ purchases<br \/>\n\u2022 Support councils in making Compulsory Purchase Orders on empty buildings<br \/>\n\u2022 Introduce Compulsory Rental Orders<br \/>\n\u2022 Increase the delivery of affordable, cost-rental and social housing<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, stop\/start temporary eviction bans are not the way forward as they do nothing to address the underlying insecurity faced by renters,\u201d Deputy O\u2019Callaghan added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn most European countries, you cannot be evicted because your landlord wants to cash in on soaring property prices. If a property is sold, the tenants remain in their home. We need to fundamentally change how we treat renters and ensure that real security of tenure is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody who pays their rent on time should live in constant fear of homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>February 24, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency response by Government needed to tackle crisis The latest homelessness figures underline the need for an extension of the eviction ban, along with other measures to protect tenants, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O\u2019Callaghan. 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