Midwest Simon is calling on the government for solutions to the homeless crisis as 69 people are without a home in Clare. The Department of Housing’s latest Homelessness report found that there was a 9% increase in the Midwest homeless figures to 579 people in November with 149 of those being children. This local rise […]
Midwest Simon says the government needs to look beyond measures related to rental properties when it comes to tackling homelessness in 2024. This year saw the controversial lifting of the eviction ban which was a move expected to result in an untenable surge in the number of people availing of emergency accommodation. The most recent […]
Mid West Simon is advising Clare renters to hang on to their tenancies by their fingernails if necessary. The Simon Community’s most recently published “Locked Out Of The Market” report has revealed there are just 27 properties nationwide available within the limits of the Housing Assistance Payment with 16 of these in Dublin. Meanwhile, an […]
MidWest Simon claims the lack of financial supports in budget 2024 will leave scores of struggling families in Clare in crisis. Last month, 296 households presented to the local authority’s homeless action team, the highest figure recorded in the county so far this year. As part of budget 2024, the renters tax credit has been […]
149 children, many of whom will be going back to school this week, will be doing so from a Mid-West homeless facility. The latest figures from the Department of Housing show that over 67 people availed of emergency accommodation in Clare during the week of 24th-30th of July compared to 61 people the previous month. Although, […]