Strong justification to extend ban on evicting tenants It is Homeless Awareness Day Cate McCurry, PA 29 January, 2021 13:58
There s a very strong justification to extend the blanket ban on evicting tenants after the pandemic, an expert in homeless policy has said.
Professor Eoin O Sullivan, a researcher at Trinity College Dublin, said the emergency protections for renters has made a significant difference in the number of families entering emergency accommodation.
The Dublin government brought in an emergency ban on evictions and a freeze on rents at the outset of the pandemic. The moratorium has been extended until early March, in line with Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.
There’s a very strong justification to extend the blanket ban on evicting tenants after the pandemic, an expert in homeless policy has said.
Professor Eoin O’Sullivan, a researcher at Trinity College Dublin, said the emergency protections for renters has made a significant differences in the number of families entering emergency accommodation.
The Government brought in an emergency ban on evictions and a freeze on rents at the outset of the pandemic. The moratorium has been extended until early March, in line with Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.
At the end of December 2020, there were 755 families in emergency accommodation. This is the lowest monthly figure since December 2015.