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09/03/2016
New Reports Investigate Incentivising Older People To Move To Help Housing Crisis
A new report investigating if Ireland's housing shortage could be alleviated by incentivising residential mobility among older people who remain in houses that exceed their current requirements, has been published by the ESRI.
The Housing and Ireland's Older Population report used data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), drawing on information from more than 8,000 individuals aged 50 and above.
The research found very little evidence of housing mobility among older people in the period covered. In addition, the authors of this report found that a high proportion of older people living alone occupy small houses with four rooms or less, and so incentivising this group to move may have little impact on the availability of housing suitable for larger households. However, there is a reasonable proportion of older couples living in houses with seven or more rooms.
Commenting on the research, Alan Barrett, Director of the ESRI, said: "While the data show scope to achieve greater availability of housing through incentivising mobility of older people, any such policy should consider the potential for social isolation among older people who move to an unfamiliar area."
(MH/CD)
The Housing and Ireland's Older Population report used data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), drawing on information from more than 8,000 individuals aged 50 and above.
The research found very little evidence of housing mobility among older people in the period covered. In addition, the authors of this report found that a high proportion of older people living alone occupy small houses with four rooms or less, and so incentivising this group to move may have little impact on the availability of housing suitable for larger households. However, there is a reasonable proportion of older couples living in houses with seven or more rooms.
Commenting on the research, Alan Barrett, Director of the ESRI, said: "While the data show scope to achieve greater availability of housing through incentivising mobility of older people, any such policy should consider the potential for social isolation among older people who move to an unfamiliar area."
(MH/CD)
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