While the highest proportion of renters was made up of younger people in 2022, since the 2016 census, 'significant increases were recorded in the number of dwellings rented by households headed by a person aged 60 years or over'.
THE NUMBER OF households headed by someone of pension age or over renting from a private landlord rose to almost 17,000 in 2022 according to Census data, and increase of 83% since the last census in 2016.
To put this sharp increase in a wider context, in 2011 the number of privately renting households headed by someone 65 and over was 8,477 in 2011, in 2016 that number was 9,301 and in 2022 it stood at 16,986. The cost of renting When it comes to how much people are paying in rent, there was a significant increase between 2016 and 2022. The average weekly rent rose by 37% in that period.
Between 2016 and 2022 rents rose fasted in Longford, where they went up by 51% to €152 per week. Close behind were Louth , Westmeath and Clare , where the average went up by 47%. “Today’s CSO 2022 Census housing report highlights some very worrying trends. Average rents have increased by 37% since 2016, despite the existence of Rent Pressure Zones. The number of older renters have increased by a dramatic 83% during the same period.
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