To: Housing Minister James Browne TD calling on him to lead and encourage local authorities to formally recognise tenants as residents within housing participation frameworks and the design and delivery of housing services.
Tenants Are Residents – Recognition Is Inclusion
Tenants Are Residents – Recognition Is Inclusion
Local authority housing is home to a diverse cross-section of Irish society — including working families, older people, persons with disabilities, and children, who are too often unseen despite being deeply affected by housing conditions.
These are not just tenancies.
They are homes. They are communities.
They are homes. They are communities.
Recognising tenants as residents — with voices, experiences and lived expertise — helps create housing services that are more inclusive, responsive and human-centred.
It ensures that people are seen, heard and involved in decisions that affect their daily lives.
Because inclusion is not just about representation —
It’s about voice, dignity and belonging.
It’s about voice, dignity and belonging.
Empowering communities starts with recognition — and a voice for everyone.
Why is this important?
The Reality
More than 150,000 households live in local authority housing across Ireland.
These communities reflect the full diversity of our society — including children, often invisible despite being deeply affected by housing conditions, alongside older people, persons with disabilities, working families and those transitioning from homelessness, — yet too often, their voices are not meaningfully included in decisions that affect their daily lives.
Without participation, inclusion cannot exist.
More than 150,000 households live in local authority housing across Ireland.
These communities reflect the full diversity of our society — including children, often invisible despite being deeply affected by housing conditions, alongside older people, persons with disabilities, working families and those transitioning from homelessness, — yet too often, their voices are not meaningfully included in decisions that affect their daily lives.
Without participation, inclusion cannot exist.
Our Call
We are calling on Housing Minister James Browne TD
We are calling on Housing Minister James Browne TD
To lead and encourage local authorities to:
- Recognise tenants as residents within housing participation frameworks
- Support meaningful resident participation in housing decisions
- Embed equality, diversity and inclusion in housing service design and delivery
This is a practical change that can be delivered through national guidance — no new legislation required.
Why This Matters
Recognition is not just a word.
Recognition is not just a word.
It shapes:
- Whether people feel heard or ignored
- Whether services are fair or distant
- Whether communities feel included or excluded
Stronger communities are built when people have a voice in the place they call home.
Take Action
👉 Give Residents a Voice — Sign the Petition
👉 Give Residents a Voice — Sign the Petition
Support resident voice in housing decisions.
It only takes a minute — but it can help create lasting change.
Empowering communities starts with a voice for everyone.
Empowering communities starts with a voice for everyone.
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