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Is regulation failing the most vulnerable tenants? Liz Kerrins Social Policy Development Officer Society of St Vincent de Paul National Office Threshold conference Generation Rent The Future of the Private Rented Sector in Ireland 16 th June 2015, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin

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A short video of emergency B&B room -2 adults & 4 children living here for four months and no prospect of moving

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The private rented sector as a pathway to homelessness

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Emergency Accommodation? New 15 months Diverse families Feeding babies Cooking and storing food deserts School Homework Family relationships Child protection No security - outbid by a tourist, Christmas, or moved to another B&B

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We need change Inevitability - live by the sword Whats the new model? Housing options for low- & medium- incomes Rent certainty & tenure security go hand- in-hand Better physical conditions