Press Releases
Focus Ireland Press Releases provide the very latest information issued to media outlets.
Our most up-to-date releases in relation to homelessness and housing can be viewed below.
Homeless numbers drop for a fifth consecutive month to 8,699 as Focus Ireland calls on government to keep vulnerable renters safe in their homes
Focus Ireland welcomed the fall in the number of people who are homeless in June as the total dropped to 8,699 men, women and children.
Focus Ireland welcomes reintroduction of weekly welfare payments from August
Focus Ireland welcomes the reintroduction of weekly welfare payments from August. This is an issue on which we have been engaging with Minister Heather Humphreys and the Department of Social Protection, to make sure that vulnerable tenants can manage their rent and sustain their tenancies.
Focus Ireland welcomes fourth consecutive monthly drop in homelessness and calls on the next government to build on this & act to end crisis
Focus Ireland welcomed that the number homeless in May dropped to 8,876 and the charity is urging the next government to put in place a clear roadmap out of Covid-19 for housing and homelessness if the Programme For Government is passed by the three parties.
Focus Ireland calls on next Government to ensure supports are put in place for parents to reduce risk of homelessness
Focus Ireland has called on the next government to put better supports in place for working parents through job security and income support to reduce the risk of family homelessness and poverty.
Focus Ireland welcomes third consecutive monthly drop in homelessness and calls for roadmap out of Covid-19 to help end crisis
Focus Ireland welcomed news that the number of people homeless in April has dropped to 9,355 and the charity believes this is due to the effective collaboration between the State, local authorities and other NGOs. This is a drop of 572 people from the number homeless in March.
FOCUS IRELAND CALLS ON THE 3 PARTIES IN GOVT FORMATION TALKS TO PUT IN PLACE A ROADMAP FOR HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS
Focus Ireland has written to the leaders of the three parties involved in government formation talks to call for the urgent development of a Roadmap for Housing & Homelessness to prevent a new wave of homelessness as the country emerges from Covid-19.