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Campaigners say the rough sleeper crisis not being dealt with

Government accused of failing rough sleepers

A charity has warned there will be more deaths on the streets this winter as it counted 169 people sleeping rough across Dublin city.

News • 20 Oct 16

Half of homeless accommodation is in Dublin's inner city areas

Most homeless accommodated in Dublin's inner city

New figures show that half of all homeless accommodation in the Dublin region is concentrated in inner city areas.

News • 21 Sep 16

Tenants told to report informal top-ups over rent supplement to Department of Social Protection

Tenants urged to report informal rent top-ups

Tenants paying informal top-ups to landlords on their rent supplement allowance are being urged to go to the Department of Social Protection to declare the actual payment of their rent.

News • 13 Jul 16

Cork Simon Community supported 1,300 people in 2015

'Increase' in number of rough sleepers in Cork

The Director of Cork Simon Community has described 2015 as the charity's "busiest ever", adding that 2016 is continuing along similar lines.

News • 04 Jul 16

Gardaí said the death of the man in St Stephen's Green was a tragic incident

Man found dead in park not known to services

The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive has said a man found dead in St Stephen's Green on Monday morning was not known to the homelessness services in the capital.

News • 29 Apr 16

The GPO features heavily in the 1916 centenary celebrations

Gardaí deny stopping homeless sleeping at GPO

Gardaí have denied homeless people are being prevented from sleeping near Dublin's GPO after reports two men who usually slept there were moved on.

News • 16 Mar 16

Aisling Kenny says she was offered two rooms in a hotel however it would mean 'splitting the family up' into separate bedrooms

Homeless families told to vacate flat by midnight

Four families who have been living in emergency accommodation in Dublin city centre say they have been told they must vacate the property today.

News • 01 Mar 16

A number of families living in emergency accommodation in Dublin have been told they must leave by Friday

€25m spent on emergency accommodation in 2015

More than €25m was spent last year housing homeless families in emergency accommodation, according to figures released to RTÉ News.

News • 24 Feb 16

30% of those surveyed also expressed concern about the number of people sleeping rough

One in five worried about losing home - survey

New figures show that one in five people are worried about losing their own home.

News • 17 Feb 16

The most up-to-date official national record of how many people are on housing lists is a 2013 assessment of needs

2% increase in number of people on housing lists

The number of people on local authority housing lists has increased by more than 2% in the past three months, according to research conducted by RTÉ's Prime Time.

News • 04 Feb 16

There were protests over the building of the modular homes at the Ballymun site

Further setback in modular homes build

Efforts to provide temporary accommodation for homeless families in Dublin have been hit with another setback.

News • 06 Jan 16

More than 1,000 children under 8 homeless - report

Focus Ireland has said more than 1,000 children under the age of eight are homeless, according to a preliminary report by the charity.

News • 22 Dec 15

Last winter 168 people were sleeping rough

Homelessness problem 'deteriorating'

The Head of Dublin Simon has said that the homeless situation has deteriorated in the past year and is going to get worse.

News • 01 Dec 15

Cork Simon Community also saw an increase in the number of people availing of its soup run service

Report shows 63% increase in homelessness in Cork

There was a 63% increase in the number of people sleeping rough in Cork city last year, according to an organisation that deals with homeless people in the city.

News • 20 Nov 15

Ruth Coppinger said said those taking part in the occupation have lost their rented homes

Homeless families occupy Dublin show house

A group of homeless families are occupying a show house in an estate in Ongar, Blanchardstown demanding action over the ongoing housing crisis.

News • 03 Oct 15

Shortage of housing adding to homeless crisis

Govt looks at NAMA role to tackle housing crisis

Ministers are to examine further measures to ease the housing crisis following a meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee on social affairs.

News • 21 Sep 15

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said 'it is a case of having joined-up thinking'

Homelessness crisis not due to money - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the homelessness crisis is not a question of a lack of resources or money.

News • 14 Aug 15

Significant rise in the number of homeless families living in hotels since start of 2015

Kenny rules out staying on beyond one more term

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he has no intention of remaining Taoiseach beyond the lifetime of the next Government.

News • 10 Aug 15

373 families are living in hotels in Dublin

55% rise in homeless families since start of 2015

There has been a 55% rise in the number of homeless families in the country since the start of the year.

News • 09 Aug 15

Last month the Irish Housing Network entered the building, which it has called 'Bolt Hostel'
(pic: google maps)

Inspection on building used as homeless shelter

A court ordered health and safety inspection was carried out on a Dublin City Council-owned building, that was recently occupied and partially refurbished by activists for use as a homeless shelter.

News • 01 Aug 15

There were more than 500 families homeless in Dublin at the start of the summer

Rise in number of pregnant women who are homeless

The head medical social worker at the National Maternity Hospital has said she is seeing a greater number of pregnant women who are homeless.

News • 22 Jul 15

Councillors were told the deficit is "serious" and could affect services

Dublin's homeless funding €18m less than needed

Dublin City Council has said the Government has left it €18m short in tackling homelessness.

News • 06 Jul 15

Focus Ireland says 66 people have been made homeless since February

Govt will not add to rent inflation: Humphreys

Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection Kevin Humphreys has said that rent supplement is being increased on a case-by-case basis, but that the Government will not add to rent inflation by increasing rent supplement across the board.

News • 30 Mar 15

The 359 families currently out of home involve a total of 780 children

Figures show increase in homeless families

New figures show the number of homeless families in Dublin is increasing steadily despite a recent Government initiative.

News • 10 Feb 15

Dublin Regional Homeless Executive says that 271 extra beds have been made available

Number of rough sleepers falling

Dublin homeless services say they have reduced rough sleeping with a 15% increase in emergency accommodation.

News • 05 Feb 15