Summary:
- The National Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035 aims to address a projected need for 42,000 new student beds, including an existing deficit of 15,000, by activating supply through Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), Rent-a-Room options, and phased delivery starting in major cities from 2026.
- Minister Lawless has introduced nomination agreements, a new framework in Ireland that guarantees universities a set number of beds in privately developed PBSA, providing occupancy certainty to developers and enabling more confident project financing and delivery.
- The Strategy expands the Technological Sector Student Accommodation Programme to include all universities under the Higher Education Sector Student Accommodation Programme (HSAP), supported by the HEA and NDFA, with initial phases focusing on Cork, Dublin, and Galway to increase on- and near-campus PBSA capacity.
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