A homeless Romanian family is being supported by a state body in challenging the government’s policy of not providing social housing to non-Irish nationals who have not worked for a minimum of one year in the state.

On May 29, the High Court granted Pintea and Margareta Rostas permission to take a judicial review case against Dublin city council’s decision to remove them from the social housing waiting list.

The Rostas family, with five children aged from five to 15, are being represented by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), a state body led by Emily Logan. They have been living in a council-funded family hub since May 2017.

According to Dublin city council, there are 18,830 applicants on its social housing waiting