Publications

We have carried out research on a wide range of different aspects of housing. This includes housing for specific groups (travellers, older people and people with a disability), housing tenure (private rented, social and owner occupied) and housing market (supply, demand, place, design). The Housing Agency also carries out an annual survey on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments.

If you are looking for something in particular or if there is a knowledge gap in terms of a specific area, where you think there is a need for research, please get in touch email: info@housingagency.ie

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Good Practice Guidelines: Training and Information for Tenants
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
This Good Practice Guide, commissioned by the Housing Unit, is aimed at local authorities and is intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and outlines the steps involved in achieving good practice in the provision of training and information for tenants.
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Good Practice Guidelines: Preventing and Combating Anti-Social Behaviour
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers in preventing and combatting anti-social behaviour.
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Good Practice Guidelines: Housing Refugees
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers in the issue of housing refugees.
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Housing Policy Review: 1990 - 2002
Posted:  Research area: Demand, Supply
This report by the Housing Unit reviews the principal changes to the system of housing provision and housing policy in Ireland from 1990 to 2002, as well as recent social and economic developments which have impacted on housing and the range of market and non market housing options currently available.
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Profile of Households Accommodated by Dublin City Council: Analysis of Socio-Demographic, Income and Spatial Patterns, 2001
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
This joint project between the Housing Unit and the Dublin City Council Social Inclusion Unit compiles a socio-demographic and spatial profile of Dublin City Council Tenants.
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Good Practice Guidelines: Void Management
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and outlines the priorities for actions needed in order to achieve good practice in void management.
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Good Practice Guidelines: Tenant Participation
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and aims to improve procedures in enabling tenant participation.
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Good Practice Guidelines: Rent Assessment, Collection, Accounting and Arrears Control
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and outline good practice in relation to rent assessment, collection, accounting and arrears control.
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Good Practice Guidelines: Repair and Maintenance of Dwellings
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing
These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and outlines good practices for the repair and maintenance of dwellings.
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