These subsidies are financial aids from the government to help individuals purchase their first home, making homeownership more accessible. Proponents argue that it helps people afford their first home and promotes homeownership. Opponents argue that it distorts the housing market and could lead to higher prices.
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Response rates from 5.2k Ireland voters.
92% Yes |
8% No |
92% Yes |
8% No |
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Unique answers from Ireland voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No, they should be working on making house prices cheaper so subsidies are not required as subsidies just drive the price of housing up
@9N8NN889mos9MO
No- we should be in a situation where they don't need to. Building needs to be faster, and more to drive down demand, and prices.
@9NPYCYC9mos9MO
Yes, but measures need to be in place to prevent these subsidies from simply being absorbed by property developers - through increased prices
@9ZW3T2V3mos3MO
Yes, and more so decrease the prices of rental property so the working class can actually afford a home they can call their own
@9ZW2QGV3mos3MO
The current schemes are driving up the price of houses, making deposits more and virtually impossible to buy. These schemes also only apply to new builds not all first time buyers which penalises those who are not able to buy a new build.
@9ZV5N3M3mos3MO
Yes but depending on the housing market - if the price of a home drops below a certain threshold then the subsidy be removed
@9ZV359K3mos3MO
If there's a way of making it so that the housing prices don't increase, making the subsidy pointless, then yes
@9ZT3FBC3mos3MO
Yes, but this would ultimately further drive up prices, similar to the rent subsidy scheme. Help should be given o first time buyers, but banks, etc. must be closely regulated so that they do not take this as an opportunity to drive up costs and mortgages based on the fact that this allows more people to borrow/buy.
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