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Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city
Ireland is currently going through a major rental housing crisis
Local authorities in Dublin are looking for vacant homes to house Ukrainian refugees, offering landlords a non-taxable payment of 800 euros per month. Ireland has seen a strong flow of people fleeing the Russian invasion with around 60,000 people currently registered in the country.
Ireland is currently suffering through a severe rental housing shortage, centred around student and affordable housing, that has spilt over to refugee accommodation. In October, the government announced that it would no longer be able to guarantee accommodation for all Ukrainians arriving in the country, as processing centres were overcrowded and so were emergency shelter options.
In a bid to unburden the system and find more housing, local authorities have decided to offer homeowners special financial incentives to take in more refugees. Authorities are looking for vacation homes or vacant property that is suitable for living, in turn, they offer owners 800 euros of non-taxable monthly payments starting from 1 December.
To participate in the scheme, people can contact their local councils or a special website. Authorities will then make their offer and follow with an assessment of the property shortly after. The assessment is to ensure the property is habitable and to get some details so it can be matched to the most appropriate person or family.
At the same time, however, the country is going through a very severe rental housing shortage, with some analysts claiming a complete market collapse as students returned for the academic year. According to a report by Daft.ie, in August Dublin, a city of 2 million people, had only 300 properties to rent.
In October, the Irish Student Union staged a walkout from lectures to protest the government’s inaction towards the housing situation.
This prompted the Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris to propose a scheme where citizens can rent out part of their homes to students. These new landlords would be able to earn up to 14,000 euros from the rent, before having to pay taxes.
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Reportedly, the aim of the local government is to curb violence and disorder among the youth
Silesian is spoken by about half a million people in the south of the country
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