1. Is regulation failing the most vulnerable tenants? Liz Kerrins Social Policy Development Officer Society of St Vincent de Paul National Office Threshold conference Generation Rent – The Future of the Private Rented Sector in Ireland 16 th June 2015, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin

2. A short video of emergency B&B room -2 adults & 4 children living here for four months and no prospect of moving

3. The private rented sector as a pathway to homelessness

4. ‘Emergency’ Accommodation? New – 15 months Diverse families Feeding babies Cooking and storing – food deserts School Homework Family relationships Child protection No security - outbid by a tourist, Christmas, or moved to another B&B

6. We need change Inevitability - live by the sword What’s the new model? Housing options for low- & medium- incomes Rent certainty & tenure security go hand- in-hand Better physical conditions