Scandalous number of empty homes during homeless and housing crisis

Charity responds to preliminary 2016 Census publication Friday, July 15, 2016 Dublin Simon Community has welcomed the publication of preliminary findings of Census 2016 in relation to vacant housing. The homeless and housing charity said the publication showed a clear need for a strategy to deal with empty housing stock. With 49,000 vacant dwellings in […]

Homeless emergency figures increase for another month

Dublin Simon Community says the comprehensive Housing and Homeless Action Plan will positively impact on the crisis Wednesday, July 20, 2016 The Dublin Simon Community have today (20 July) commented on the latest emergency figures for June, released by the Department of Environment. The charity says that as the number of people becoming homeless continues to […]

Response to the Homeless and Housing Action Plan

DUBLIN SIMON COMMUNITY WELCOME TODAY’S HOMELESS AND HOUSING PLAN Leading Homeless Charity Says the Comprehensive Plan Will Make a Real Impact On The Crisis The Dublin Simon Community have today (19 July) welcomed the Housing and Homeless Action Plan, Rebuilding Ireland, saying that the comprehensive plan will have a real and positive impact on the […]

Response to Emergency Figures from the Department for Environment

HOMELESS EMERGENCY FIGURES INCREASE FOR ANOTHER MONTH Dublin Simon Community says the comprehensive Housing and Homeless Action Plan will positively impact on the crisis The Dublin Simon Community have today (20 July) commented on the latest emergency figures for June, released by the Department of Environment. The charity says that as the number of people […]