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ICSH News
New Rental Strategy Needs Urgent Implementation says Leading Social Housing Body
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, 13th December 2016
The Irish Council for Social Housing says Minister Coveney’s Private Rental Sector Strategy has begun to deal with some of the crucial issues affecting the private rented sector but there is ‘need for urgent implementation’ says CEO, Dr. Donal McManus.
ICSH Submission on the Review of the Mortgage to Rent Scheme
The Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) welcome the opportunity to make a submission on the review of the Mortgage to Rent Scheme. Following the implementation of the recommendations in the Keane Report (2011), a number of housing associations have been at the forefront in assisting in the development and implementation of the Mortgage to Rent scheme.
Appointments to the Board of the Housing Finance Agency
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government wishes to appoint 4 ordinary members to the Board of the Housing Finance Agency. Candidates should demonstrate extensive professional experience under one of the following areas:
Financial Expertise Accountancy/Audit/Corporate Finance
One-Stop-Shop Coordination Unit Critical to Rebuilding Ireland Social Housing Ambition
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, 7th November 2016
Submission on a Residential Rental Sector Strategy
With the increasing demand in the private rental sector, rent affordability issues and lack of security of tenure, this has created additional pressure on the social housing sector with housing associations responding to an acute demand for emergency accommodation, housing and support services.
Read our submission here.
Social Housing Sector Calls for State Land to Deliver 15,000 Homes
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, 20th October 2016
The social housing sector needs immediate access to land and finance in order to meet the targets set out in the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. That’s according to the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH), the national federation for non-profit housing associations, which is holding its housing finance conference in Kilkenny this week.
Budget 2017 Housing Investment Welcome - State Lands Needed to Build Social Housing
Press Release
Tuesday 11 October 2016: For immediate release
ICSH WELCOMES LAUNCH OF SOCIAL HOUSING INITIATIVE AND COMMITMENT TO 26,000 NEW BUILDS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
06 October 2016
**PRESS STATEMENT**
ICSH WELCOMES LAUNCH OF SOCIAL HOUSING INITIATIVE AND COMMITMENT TO 26,000 NEW BUILDS
National Disability Authority Annual Conference - 11th October 2016
Event: Ordinary Homes, Ordinary Places: Planning, designing and building supportive communities for people with disabilities
When: Tuesday 11th October 2016, 10am - 3.45pm