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Simon Communities call for cabinet minister for housing

The Simon Communities of Ireland says we urgently need a Minister for Housing with a seat at the ...
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14.23 11 Mar 2016


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Simon Communities call for cabinet minister for housing

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14.23 11 Mar 2016


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The Simon Communities of Ireland says we urgently need a Minister for Housing with a seat at the cabinet.

The homelessness charity is making the call after new figures show there's been a rise of almost 50% in the numbers of people in emergency accommodation.

The Department of the Environment says 5,715 adults were being offered crisis housing in January, a 49% increase on the same figure for last year.

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There are 1830 children (a year on year increase of 111%) and 884 families (a year on year increase of 120%) in emergency accommodation.

Spokesperson Niamh Randall says it proves that measures aimed at tackling homelessness are failing:


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