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#918 Should Taxpayers Continue To Subsidise Well Paid Council Tenants?
ARE SOCIAL HOUSING TENANTS BEING PUNISHED FOR WORKING HARDER AND EARNING MORE?
Residents in Leitrim are up in arms over rent increases under a new council scheme, with some arguing that they're being penalised simply for working hard and earning a better wage.
In this episode, Niall speaks to Councillor Gavin Pepper and a local Leitrim resident about the protests and the growing anger over how social housing rents are calculated.
The principle sounds fair enough. If you earn more, you pay more. But what happens when working extra hours, getting a pay rise or improving your circumstances means…
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