Hundreds of people in Offaly on Social Housing List
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Hundreds of households in Offaly are on the Social Housing List with over 1,000 more on other schemes.
There are 675 households in Offaly on the social housing list.
A further 857 households are in receipt of Housing Assistant Payments, 134 are on Rental Accommodation Schemes and 169 are in various leasing arrangements.
Tullamore Local Electoral Area was designated as a Rent Pressure Zone in April 2020. A Rent Pressure Zone is a designated area where rents cannot be increased by more than 4% per annum.
Rent Pressure Zones are located in parts of the country where rents are highest and rising, and where households have the greatest difficulty finding affordable accommodation.