We asked Irish Times readers to share their experiences of high rents, stagnating salaries and their inability to buy a home. I’ve been renting in Dublin the last eight years and I’ve about €80,000 in savings. We are too poor for a mortgage to buy in our desired area and too “rich” for social housing. ‘I’m a single parent... A mortgage is not on the cards.’SORACHA NI DHONNCHADHAGalway CityI’m a single parent of two boys. We are looking to move abroad and spend our savings on a home and a new life in the UK.

Source: The Irish Times May 11, 2021 15:06 UTC