{"id":7468,"date":"2018-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svp.matrix-test.com\/article\/latest-daft-ie-report-is-very-worrying\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T10:26:58","slug":"latest-daft-ie-report-is-very-worrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/news\/latest-daft-ie-report-is-very-worrying\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Daft.ie Report is very worrying"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) has said that the figures published today showing a year on year increase in rents of 10.4% are extremely worrying.<\/p>\n
Last year SVP members provided assistance to a growing number of families struggling to keep pace with unsustainable rents.<\/p>\n
Kieran Stafford, SVP National President said, \u201cToday\u2019s report confirms the experience of SVP members of the mounting scale and reach of the rental crisis, which is clearly no longer confined to Dublin.<\/p>\n Across the country our volunteers are supporting more and more households who have received either notices to quit from their landlords, or who have\u00a0been told their rents are going to increase. The threat of homelessness that such households face places them under incredible stress. The continued trend\u00a0of escalating rent also results in many families often putting up with unsuitable and poor-quality accommodation. For most families, their priority is stay in\u00a0their home, and this can mean they cut back on essential like food, clothing and heating. Volunteers in other cities like Limerick and Cork are increasingly\u00a0having to provide assistance to families living in hotels and B&Bs, and this is a direct result of the dramatic increase in rents in these areas<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n