Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 17/2026

Universal Access to Social Housing (Abolition of Income Limits) Bill 2026

Housing Education

Sponsor: Richard Boyd Barrett
Introduced: 19 Feb 2026
Last updated: 20 Feb 2026

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Removes income limits that currently restrict who can access social housing, allowing anyone to apply regardless of earnings.
Amends the 2009 Housing Act to replace income-based eligibility rules with universal access criteria.
Bill is at Second Stage debate; practical effects of removing income thresholds not yet detailed in legislative text.

Stage timeline

First Stage 34th Dáil

19 Feb 2026
Second Stage 34th Dáil

19 Feb 2026