homes.usi.ie has reach over 100 homes live on the website at once! In recent days, the Union of Students in Ireland distributed 21,000 flyers advertising the ‘rent-a-room relief’ scheme around university areas. This scheme allows homeowners to benefit from a tax-free €12,000 relief if they take in a lodger. USI president Kevin Donoghue said within a day, 30 new householders had expressed an interest in the scheme. He said it was often from families whose children had left home and who now had a room free. “One taxi driver said to me it was ‘empty nest syndrome’. […]
[…]Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Act 2021 was tabled in late February by Sinn Fein and signed by 56 opposition TDS. The bill already has the support of all TDs from Sinn Fein, the Labour Party, the Social Democrats, Solidarity-People Before Profit and the Independent Group and would grant students much-needed protections. Now USI is calling on Government TDs to back the bill and support the students in their constituencies and across the country – USI and other student activists have been contacting local TDs seeking their support. The bill would prevent student accommodation providers from forcing students to pay […]
[…]our members are our affiliated Students’ Unions around Ireland, North and South. USI will be recruiting a full-time dormitory coordinator to run the campaign for 42 months. You can apply for the job […]
[…]get refunds for accommodation. It is not good enough to ask students not to go back to campuses, live in student accommodation or mix with other students, but not support them in this by ensuring they are not out of pocket for doing so. USI is calling on Government to show its support and regard for students by passing our Student Accommodation Bill and proving clarity on the remainder of the academic year. The students that have contacted us have been playing their part and they expect Government to do likewise. *** NOTE: University of Limerick’s UL Student Life is not a […]
[…]get refunds for accommodation. It is not good enough to ask students not to go back to campuses, live in student accommodation or mix with other students, but not support them in this by ensuring they are not out of pocket for doing so. USI is calling on Government to show its support and regard for students by passing our Student Accommodation Bill and proving clarity on the remainder of the academic year. The students that have contacted us have been playing their part and they expect Government to do likewise. *** NOTE: University of Limerick’s UL Student Life is not a […]
