Enable Ireland and the Simon Community, along with eight local charities from around the country, received a substantial investment of €353,000 from eight SuperValu and Centra stores and the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland).

Irish food producer Kepak has announced a partnership with the Simon Community to provide free meat to the homelessness charity.

Only 6% of rental properties are available for those in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).

The Simon Communities is driving home the message that the homeless crisis cannot be normalised.

Plans to remove tents from a Cork city centre quay where up to a dozen people sleep nightly are at an advanced state, it emerged last night.

Record numbers sought help from Cork Simon last year as the city’s long-term homeless figure surged 10%.

Plans to remove tents from a Cork city centre quay where up to a dozen people sleep nightly are at an advanced state, it emerged last night.

Part of a Cork city centre quayside has been branded ‘TentsVille’ after up to a dozen homeless people pitched their tents in the area.

The Government has challenged the credibility of a report by the Simon Community which found that the vast majority of rental properties in our cities and larger towns are beyond the reach of those in receipt of state housing supports.

Just 8% of properties in the biggest towns and cities are affordable to those in receipt of rent supplement or housing assistance payments (RS/HAP), new figures reveal.

The Government should consider legally prescribing heroin to users who are addicted to the drug, a leading homelessness charity says.

Funding has been announced for a new out of hours counselling service for homeless people.

The Simon Communities in Ireland have created a thought provoking video to coincide with a new campaign calling for the government to build more social and affordable housing.

More than 90% of rental properties are beyond the reach of people dependent on State housing benefits.

Homeless charities say the latest Daft.ie report highlights the need for more affordable housing.

We could fulfil our housing needs 27 times over if we made use of vacant properties, a homeless charity has said today.

Rents are now rising at the fastest rate on record as social campaigners warn that “spiralling” costs are forcing people into homelessness.

83% of rental properties in Ireland are beyond the reach of rent supplement payments according to a new report.

There has been a 26% increase in the number of people seeking help from the Simon Communities of Ireland in the last two years.

Cork Simon relies heavily on fundraising by ordinary people embracing the extraordinary time that is Christmas, writes John Tynan

Campaigners have urged the Government to give tenants stronger rights amid concern that a slight fall in homeless numbers is only a blip.

ONE euro from every Irish Examiner and Evening Echo calendar sold this Christmas will be given to the Cork Simon Community to aid their ongoing battle against homelessness.

The number of homeless families in Dublin has surpassed 1,000 for the first time ever.

New figures show almost one in three people are worried about the lack of affordable homes to buy or rent.

The Simon Community says raising rent supplements is the only way to help people stay in their homes in the short term.

People are being asked to switch off Christmas lights this evening for an hour for homelessness.

There has been a 20% increase in the number of people turning to the country's Simon Communities for help.

The Dublin Simon Community has said the number of families in emergency accommodation in Dublin is on the rise.

A new study by the Simon Communities in Ireland shows that 30% of women who are homeless, first experienced homelessness as children.

Up to 93% of properties available for rent in August were too expensive for those on rent supplement, according to the Simon Community.

The number of homeless families in Dublin has jumped by 106% in the last 12 months, according to the latest figures from the Dublin Simon Community.

The Simon Community has launched their Simon Week activities with TV3 presenter, Martin King, giving a 'Homeless Forecast'.

Cork Simon, experiencing a doubling of numbers sleeping rough in the city, has issued a special appeal for support ahead of its biggest annual fundraiser.

Form an orderly queue, everyone.

The head of Cork Simon has disclosed his annual salary of €89,800 in an effort to promote full openness and transparency.