Oireachtas committees say emergency legislation needed to tackle homelessness

Measures could include imposing restrictions on landlords’ rights and ending use of one-night-only accommodation for families

Number of homeless children in State reaches highest ever level

Two people a day became homeless last month on average

Less than 4% of rental home available to rent supplement, HAP users

Properties suitable for four household ‘types’ examined in new Simon Communities report

Waiting time for homeless addiction programmes triples in two years

Average waiting time in second quarter of year was 82 days, says Simon Communities

Nowhere for poorest households to rent in Galway and Waterford cities, survey finds

Simon Communities reports ‘alarming’ lack of housing for those dependent on HAP

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Cost of renting falls slightly in last three months of 2018

Navan and Limerick City East to be designated as new Rent Pressure Zones, RTB says

No need to put right to housing in Constitution, Minister says

Simon Community says demand for emergency accommodation up sharply in first half of year

Number of homeless children almost doubled in some parts of country

Homeless children numbers in Clare and Limerick up 120% since July 2017

Make greater use of compulsory purchase powers, local authorities told

Department of Housing urges councils to acquire vacant properties for social housing

Dermot Bannon: ‘I’ve done a house design in an hour’

TV star’s tips on getting the most out an architect’s hour in the RIAI Simon fundraiser

Just 7% of people receiving welfare payments can afford city rents

Housing situation ‘going from bad to worse’ for welfare recipients, says Simon Community

At least 30 people slept rough during snow storm

Offers of beds were declined by people in Dublin city and wider Dublin areas

Number of people homeless reached record levels last month

Campaigners call for an ‘urgent reassessment’ of Government policy following figures

Assurances sought for tenants in 4,000 buy-to-lets in PTSB sale

‘Vulture funds are looking for short-term returns, not long term investment’, says homeless charity

Homelessness decrease was ‘seasonal’ and will likely reverse, charities warn

Simon Communities says figures fell as people stayed with family over Christmas

GAA players sleeping out to support homelessness

Alarmed at reports that Ireland has highest child homelessness rate in Europe

GAA players organise sleep-outs in support of homeless

‘We can no longer accept this level of inequality’ says Wexford star Diarmuid Lyng

Apartment block being sold by Nama has ‘vacant units for up to 3 years’

TD Mick Wallace says agency should give apartments over to local authorities to ease housing crisis

Number of homeless children in Ireland over 3,000 for first time

Decrease in child homelessness in Dublin, but increases across the rest of the State

Almost 3,000 children now homeless across State

In late July there were 2,973 children in 1,429 families using emergency accommodation

Virtually ‘no interest’ in State-funded housing refurb scheme

Simon Coveney had been confident initiative ‘can deliver up to 800 homes this year’

Housing emergency must be declared, Right to a Home summit told

Cost of housing affecting women and children ‘as gap between costs and income grows’

Number of homeless children continues to rise

Government figures show 2,777 children in emergency accommodation at the end of May

Fintan O’Toole: Leo or Simon? It doesn’t matter much

To home owners with health insurance, the Fine Gael leadership contest is an interesting political battle. To the disaffected citizens, renters and invalids of post-austerity Ireland, it will make no difference

Housing figures expose ‘devastating’ scale of crisis, say charities

Number of households paying €300 per week in rent has ‘shot up’

Dolce & Gabbana brings colour to the kitchen

Home front: Flower chandeliers and getting an architect’s advice for Simon charity

Significant increase in the number of homeless children

New figures show progress made in tackling the homelessness crisis has been reversed

Over 80% of rents too expensive for people on social welfare, study shows

Simon Communities says gap between rents and housing benefits continue to grow

Almost 7,000 to spend Christmas in emergency accommodation

Simon Community says level of homelessness ‘not acceptable in Ireland in 2017’

Rent control plan ‘step in right direction’, say housing advocacy groups

Call for scheme’s extension to Galway, Limerick and around Dublin and Cork cities

Those on rent supplement ‘could afford 20% of available rentals’

Simon Community report shows 55% reduction in properties available at any price

Test will be ‘when we see roofs over people’s heads’

Focus Ireland among numerous agencies broadly welcoming the plan

Homeless children given beds in adult hostels

Four families with children given blow-up beds in adult facilities in past week

Charity proposes new plan to solve housing crisis

A forum on the crisis hosted by Minister Alan Kelly crisis is taking place in Dublin on Thursay

Rents higher than at peak in boom with 9.8% rise nationally

Dublin rents last year up 9.5% for houses and 8.7% for apartments

Rising homeless figures highlight ‘shocking’ failure

Simon Communities of Ireland criticise response with 5,715 in emergency accommodation

Call to keep homelessness on agenda during political deadlock

222 people newly homeless in time between call of general election and first Dáil meeting

Response to homelessness offers few solutions, says Simon

Charity recored 20 per cent increase in number of people seeking service

Minister promises 10 times more social houses by year end

More than 300 beds will be available over the Christmas, Kelly tells homeless forum

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