Social housing must not suffer from cutbacks

THE Government was warned yesterday that huge cuts in public spending cannot be detrimental to social housing programmes.

The housing and homeless charity, Focus Ireland, was marking the 10th anniversary of its founding at an event in Limerick.

Focus Ireland chief executive Joyce Loughnan said: “We welcome the Government’s comments it will act to protect the vulnerable at this time and our message is these cuts must not hit the most marginalised in our society. Exact details of where these cutbacks will be made are still very vague so it’s vital the Taoiseach lives up to his government’s word and that these cuts do not hit the most vulnerable people when they are made in the coming months.”