A question for Irish landlords/Estate agents

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I am posting here for traffic. AIBU for wondering why Irish landlords and Estate agents do not give accommodation to people on Housing Asistance Payment.

I have been looking for a two bedroom property anywhere around Dublin and the surrounding counties for 2 and a half years now and I can't even get a viewing now.

I am a respectable woman who has fallen into difficulty in my life and it seems like no one will give me a chance. My partner of 10 years left me and our 4 month old baby to be with another woman. It ended in a very unhealthy way which has had a very negative effect on my life. I had to move back to my parents which was not ideal as both of them suffer with their mental health. It is a difficult house to live in.

I just want to give my son a good life and it seems impossible. I am not working because I have no childcare for my son until he starts his montessori placement when he is 3.

I just wonder when life will get better and someone will help us. Does anyone have any advise to help me in my search for a property? Anything would be helpful because my life is getting harder.

Renting might be easier outside Dublin and its commuter belt. Can you extend your search to other areas?

Yes I have searched in all the counties where HAP is accepted by the council but no landlord will take it. I would consider moving anywhere

HAP is capped and if landlords can get more by renting privately then that's what they will do.

We're landlords and gladly accept HAP. Never had an issue.

A close relative is a landlord and gladly accepts HAP too, but @ShiveringCoyote does have a point. There is a cap on HAP and it varies by area - a list of the rent limits is available online. I think maybe in Cork or Galway (counties rather than cities), HAP limits are reasonably high, but rents are lower, so you might do better.