Pressure on frontline services
Without urgent Government action, rising demand will continue to place frontline services under increasing strain
Depaul
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‘The trauma, for kids especially, is huge’: A family’s struggle to get out of homelessness
David Carroll says rising rents, cost-of-living issues and mental health difficulties are putting people under increasing pressure
Thousands told to leave Ipas centres by July as ‘no longer entitled’ to live there
Correspondence issued to 475 families and more than 1,000 single adults with legal right to remain in Ireland
Homeless figures rise again to 17,308, a 12.5% increase in one year
Latest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping rough
Hundreds of families told to leave Ipas accommodation despite plea for ‘pause’ over homeless provision
Surge in households leaving direct provision centres has ‘serious impact’ on emergency accommodation capacity - DRHE
One in four single people seeking emergency accommodation are from direct provision, say homeless agencies
Meeting of high-level committee advising Government also hears of increase in number of people over 60 falling into homelessness
One in two homeless people using Depaul services experience mental health difficulties, says report
Residents are struggling with thoughts of depression, anxiety and suicide, according to Mental Health Reform group
Profound mental health crisis facing the homeless, says Depaul
Depaul staff dealt with 276 cases of suicidal ideation and 140 cases of self-harm in 2023
Luke O’Neill: What really struck me was the hunger, which I wasn’t expecting
TCD professor on his trip by van to provide badly needed medical equipment to Ukraine
Prof Luke O’Neill leading humanitarian aid mission for Ukrainian refugees
‘The biggest problem is food. Some of the people left in Ukraine are starving’, says Prof
Homeless charity helps more than 300 people exit direct provision
Depaul chief said ‘important initiative’ mitigates risk of people ending up homeless
Number of homeless people climbs above 10,000 for first time
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy ‘hugely disappointed’ with increase
Taoiseach ‘taken aback’ as he met homeless on streets last night
Lord Mayor says Enda Kenny ‘fed people and listened’ on late night rounds
Forum on homelessness to take place in Dublin
Emergency cold weather beds for Dublin’s homeless as temperatures drop
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