爱尔兰将提高HAP租金限额,并实行六年的租约,以遏制驱逐。 Ireland to raise HAP rent limits and introduce six-year tenancies to curb evictions.

爱尔兰住房部正在审查提高HAP租金限额的可能性,通过让地方当局直接向房东支付租金,这有助于低收入租户。 The Irish Department of Housing is reviewing potential increases to HAP rent limits, which help low-income tenants by having local authorities pay landlords directly. 现行规则允许在大多数情况下支付超过限额的35%,对于都柏林无家可归的HAP房客,最高可支付50%。 Current rules allow payments up to 35% above the limit for most cases, and up to 50% for homeless HAP tenants in Dublin. 审查回应了对租赁可持续性构成威胁的租金压力不断上升的问题。 The review responds to rising rental pressures threatening tenancy sustainability. 住房部长James Browne已经批准搬迁,并得到了内阁对《住宅租赁法案》的支持,该法案将引入六年的租约,并有严格的终止理由,如违规或财政困难。 Housing Minister James Browne has approved the move and secured Cabinet backing for the Residential Tenancies Bill, which will introduce six-year tenancies with strict grounds for termination, such as breaches or financial hardship. 改革于3月生效,目的是减少经济驱逐,提供爱尔兰历史上最强有力的房客保护。 The reforms, effective March, aim to reduce economic evictions and provide the strongest tenant protections in Ireland’s history.