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Focus Ireland Press Releases provide the very latest information issued to media outlets.
Our most up-to-date releases in relation to homelessness and housing can be viewed below.

Latest Figures on Homelessness

Latest Press Releases

Homeless numbers increase to 8728 as Focus Ireland calls for a reintroduction of eviction bans and rent freezes due to recent Covid-19 restrictions

New figures published today show the number of people homeless in July rose slightly to 8728 from a total of 8699 in June – A jump of 29 people. Focus Ireland has warned of a potential...

Focus Ireland calls for a reintroduction of eviction bans and rent freezes to prevent a spike in homelessness in light of new Covid-19 restrictions

Focus Ireland believes a moratorium on evictions and rent reviews should be reintroduced in parallel with the reintroduction of Covid-19 restrictions to prevent a spike in the number of people losing their...

Homeless numbers drop for a fifth consecutive month to 8,699 as Focus Ireland calls on government to keep vulnerable renters safe in their homes

Focus Ireland welcomed the fall in the number of people who are homeless in June as the total dropped to 8,699 men, women and children. The charity is urging the new government to keep people, especially renters, safe in their homes while the threat of Covid-19 to...

Focus Ireland welcomes reintroduction of weekly welfare payments from August

Focus Ireland welcomes the reintroduction of weekly welfare payments from August. This is an issue on which we have been engaging with Minister Heather Humphreys and the Department of Social Protection, to...

Focus Ireland welcomes fourth consecutive monthly drop in homelessness and calls on the next government to build on this & act to end crisis

Focus Ireland welcomed that the number homeless in May dropped to 8,876 and the charity is urging the next government to put in place a clear roadmap out of Covid-19 for housing...

Focus Ireland calls on next Government to ensure supports are put in place for parents to reduce risk of homelessness

Focus Ireland has called on the next government to put better supports in place for working parents through job security and income support to reduce the risk of family homelessness and poverty....

Focus Ireland welcomes third consecutive monthly drop in homelessness and calls for roadmap out of Covid-19 to help end crisis

Focus Ireland welcomed news that the number of people homeless in April has dropped to 9,355 and the charity believes this is due to the effective collaboration between the State, local authorities...

FOCUS IRELAND CALLS ON THE 3 PARTIES IN GOVT FORMATION TALKS TO PUT IN PLACE A ROADMAP FOR HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

Focus Ireland has written to the leaders of the three parties involved in government formation talks to call for the urgent development of a Roadmap for Housing & Homelessness to prevent a...

FOCUS IRELAND WELCOMES EU RECOMMENDATION THAT IRELAND SHOULD INCREASE PROVISION OF SOCIAL & AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Focus Ireland today welcomed today’s recommendation by the European Union that the Irish Government should ‘increase the provision of social and affordable housing”, accompanied by a warning of “potential risks of deepening...

We are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. Wrong because it is a failure of society that creates victims out of ordinary people and robs them of their potential. Wrong because it can be prevented, it can be solved but is allowed to continue and in doing so, undermines society.

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