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Leaving Cert Home Economics: Housing

How often Housing comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 7 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

OL Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Housing, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Housing.

(a)Long-term loan used to buy a house?
  1. An overdraft
  2. A mortgage
  3. A hire purchase agreement
(b)Body that registers private residential tenancies in Ireland?
  1. The Law Society of Ireland
  2. The Property Registration Authority
  3. The Residential Tenancies Board
(c)Rating that must be provided when a home is offered for sale or rent in Ireland?
  1. The Building Energy Rating
  2. The insurance valuation
  3. The planning permission number
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(a) A mortgage

(b) The Residential Tenancies Board

(c) The Building Energy Rating

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Housing.

Higher Level

Asked on 7 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026A13
2025C4
2024A13
2023A12
2022Q4
2021A13
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Q4
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Housing questions

Housing, 2 marks

What does a lender check before approving a mortgage?

  1. The borrower's school results and hobbies
  2. The colour and style of the house chosen
  3. The borrower's income and ability to repay
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The borrower's income and ability to repay

Lenders look at income, job security, savings, existing debts and repayment history to judge whether the loan can be repaid.

Housing, 2 marks

Which is a common cause of homelessness?

  1. Paying off the mortgage well ahead of schedule
  2. Losing a rented home and being unable to afford another
  3. Choosing to buy a much larger new house in the countryside
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Losing a rented home and being unable to afford another

Other causes include relationship breakdown, addiction, mental illness and debt. A shortage of affordable housing makes all of these worse.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026C4
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Q4
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019Q4
2018Not asked
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Housing questions

Housing, 2 marks

What is a house that is joined to one other house called?

  1. Detached
  2. Terraced
  3. Semi-detached
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Semi-detached

A semi-detached house shares one wall. A detached house stands alone and a terraced house sits in a row.

Housing, 2 marks

What is a mortgage?

  1. A grant that never has to be repaid
  2. A long term loan used to buy a home
  3. A monthly payment to a landlord
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A long term loan used to buy a home

A mortgage is repaid over many years with interest, and the home is the security for the loan.

Housing, 2 marks

Which body registers private residential tenancies in Ireland?

  1. The Residential Tenancies Board
  2. The Road Safety Authority
  3. The Health Service Executive
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The Residential Tenancies Board

The RTB registers tenancies and settles disputes between landlords and tenants without going to court.

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