Co-operative Housing Ireland attend Dáil briefing on Student Housing Co-operatives.

Co-operative Housing Ireland were happy to be invited to brief Dáil members on Student Co-operative Housing. Policy Officer Christina Lyons and Director of Corporate Affairs Eoin Carrol were delighted to be joined by Zuzanna Chadzińska (AMLE Welfare Officer), Mike Shaw Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative, ESHC, Fionn Ó Domhnaill from Cork Student Housing Co-operative, CSHC and Ferdia Quinn Dublin Student Housing Co-operative, DSHC to outline the current situation re student accommodation & the viability of co-operatives, as well as discussions on various models of student co-operatives, the history of the student co-operative movement and the longevity of student co-operatives.

Recommendations put forward include:

Policy Recognition: Recognise students as a legitimate housing cohort within the definitions of the Youth Homelessness Strategy.

Funding Pathways: Extend bespoke funding loans to AHBs for the provision of student accommodation

HEI Land Activation: HEI-AHB partnership framework enabling long-term leases for non-market student housing

Pilot: Support to establish a HEI-AHB partnership pilot to deliver student co-operative housing

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