No national plan on homelessness published during first wave of Covid-19 Report says how Ireland did not follow the lead of other countries in responding to issue
Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 07:35
Ireland did not publish a national plan on homelessness during the initial wave of Covid-19, assemble a taskforce or set out a policy statement unlike several other countries, a new report has found.
The Simon Communities study Systems Accelerant?, published on Tuesday, is the first of three seeking to analyse the country’s response to the pandemic in the homeless community and how it affected service users.
It highlights the differences in how various countries responded, notably the creation of a homeless sector plan in England in March and clear policy aimed at getting people off the streets in several parts of Australia.
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People in sleeping bags in the doorway by the famous Rolling Donut kiosk on Dublin s O Connell Street.
Image: Leah Farrell
People in sleeping bags in the doorway by the famous Rolling Donut kiosk on Dublin s O Connell Street.
Image: Leah Farrell
A REPORT HAS found that the Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged more single-occupancy rooms in homeless accommodation, and that measures taken in response to the Covid-19 pandemic could act as a “systems accelerant” for improvements.