Funding cuts put services for homeless in jeopardy

Homeless services across Dublin are at breaking point after years of budget cuts by health chiefs, an umbrella charity group has claimed.

Funding cuts put services for homeless in jeopardy

More than half of the country’s 5,000 homeless people live in the capital, with the majority relying on emergency accommodation each night and a small number sleeping rough.

The Dublin Homeless Network, which represents 23 charities across the city, warned cuts by the HSE of an average 20% since 2010 have left them struggling, as demand for support continues to rise.

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