A 130-home estate in Cork City will, by the end of the year, have 34 social housing units, delivered through Nama’s social housing “special purpose vehicle” working with Respond! housing.
“It seems to be almost explicit Government policy that people are expected to live below that poverty line and we see the consequences” - Mike Allen of Focus Ireland.
“We must not shy away from highlighting that homelessness has now deepened from a crisis situation to a national emergency.”
Homeless Act would give homeless a legal right to suitable accommodation.