The number of people experiencing homelessness has continued to rise over the last 12 months but thanks to the generosity of donors like you we can give people the gift of hope this Christmas.
Our frontline teams are working hard to support more people during these cold winter months. Like those featured in our stories this Christmas, Sean, James and Linda*.
Sean and James have been sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin for long periods and our team is working with them to bring them in from the cold. Linda and her young daughter Chloe spent time in emergency accommodation after a traumatic family breakdown, our teams helped them to find suitable accommodation and exit homelessness into a home of their own.
There are so many more stories we can tell of people who need your help this Christmas, please donate what you can so we can continue to end homelessness.
*Names and images have been changed to protect identities.
Housing
Counselling
€175 could provide free access to our Sure Steps counselling service to help people deal with the trauma and worry of becoming homeless
Support
€250 would enable us to stay by peoples sides and help them access all the support, advice and assistance that they need in the longer term.
Your generosity can go even further to help those experiencing homelessness thanks to tax relief on donations of €250 or more.
Donation amount |
Tax refund amount |
Total donation + tax refund |
€250 |
€112.32 |
€362.32 |
€500 |
€224.64 |
€724.64 |
€1,000 |
€449.28 |
€1,449.28 |
For each donation totaling €250.00 or more, Dublin Simon is eligible to claim an extra €112.32+ in tax back from The Revenue Commissioner. This additional funding is critical in keeping our services running throughout the year, amounting to 31% extra for each donation. The larger your donation, the higher the amount that Dublin Simon will receive back from Revenue.
