Rents almost double in a decade as ESRI report finds homes with disability excluded from measures of poverty

Rents have almost doubled in the last decade, latest figures have revealed.

The ESRI (Economic Social Research Institute) think-tank analysis shows that the average rent rose from €589 to €1,084 per month between 2012 and 2021 in real terms, an increase of 84%.

At the same time, the researchers from the ESRI also say that income inequality is at a record low, meaning that the gap between rich and poor is smaller than ever.