Tens of thousands of tenants living in social housing across Dublin city will receive letters from Monday notifying them of rent increases, averaging 30 per cent, which will kick in from April. Residents of Dublin City Council’s 29,000 houses and flats, as well as tenants in the private sector in receipt of housing benefits such as the housing assistance payment (Hap) and tenants of approved housing bodies all face increases. The council produced its new social housing rents policy, the first change to the rent system in 30 years, last November. However, Monday marks the first time individual tenants will be officially notified of how much additional rent they will have to pay. The council is changing how it calculates rents so households with multiple incomes pay more, but tenants of all incomes can expect some increases.

Source: The Irish Times February 16, 2026 15:09 UTC