HOMELESS charities say they have been instructed by the Government to provide shelter only to local homeless people and not those from other counties.

HOMELESS charity Trust carried out over 7,200 consultations with people who live on the streets of Dublin in 2010, a report by the charity has said.

CAMPAIGNERS have called for a new target date to be set to end long-term homelessness, after the Government failed to deliver on its aim of eradicating the problem by end of 2010.

THE most persistent and challenging barriers remaining for people who experience homelessness in Dublin are access to appropriate accommodation and ensuring also that the necessary healthcare, training, education and employment needs of individuals are addressed.

A NEW service announced yesterday aims to break the cycle of homelessness once and for all.