Experiencing housing precarity in the private rental sector during the covid-19 pandemic: the case of Ireland

Figures & data

Figure 1. Total private renters as a share of total households, Dublin and case study locations (2016).

Table 1. Profile of interview participants.

Characteristic	Values	n	%	National Comparison
Nationality	Irish	14	50%	58%
	Non-Irish	14	50%	42%
Gender	Male	13	46%	–
	Female	15	54%	–
Household Type	Single	6	21%	21%
	Lone Parent	2	7%	11%
	Couple	6	21%	18%
	Couple with Children	1	4%	28%
	Couple with non-related Persons	4	14%	5%
	Household non-related Persons	9	32%	15%
Property Type	Apartment	20	71%	43%
	House	8	29%	56%
Landlord Type	Individual	16	57%	–
	Corporate	3	11%	–
	Agency	9	32%	–
Number Bedrooms	1 Bed	8	29%	–
	2 Bed	11	39%	–
	≥ 3 Bed	9	32%	–
Time in Current	< 1 Year	7	25%	–
	1– 3 Years	9	32%	–
	> 3 Years	12	43%	–
Average Monthly Rent (Compared to Average for Neighbourhood)	Inner-City	€1,717		€1,786
	Suburban	€1,386		€1,346
	Commuter Belt	€1,169		€1,028
Rent Affordability	Less than one-third of income	7	25%	–
	About one-third of income	10	36%	–
	More than one-third of income	6	21%	–
	About half of income	2	7%
	More than half of income	3	11%	–
Rent Burden	Not a burden	9	32%
	Something of a burden	12	43%
	Heavy burden	7	25%

Sources: (CSO, 2021b, RTB, 2021).

Figure 2. Change in number of renting families in greater Dublin Area, 2006–2016.

CSO. (2021b) Private Households in Permanent Housing Units 2011 to 2016 [Online] (Dublin: Central Statistics Office). https://data.cso.ie/ (accessed 4 May 2021).

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