Plan to overhaul homeless services

NEW plans to overhaul homeless services in Dublin were announced yesterday, using surplus housing stock to provide 1,000 additional tenancies by the end of this year.

The new initiative was unveiled by the Department of the Environment and the Homeless Agency, and assisting in the rolling out of the Pathway to Home project.

The Homeless Agency Partnership – which is coordinating efforts to eliminate long-term homelessness in the capital – has set a target of 1,000 tenancies to be provided by the end of this year through the leasing agreement with the department, local authorities and the reconfiguration of existing resources.