20 beds provided for those sleeping rough in Cork

Emergency accommodation for the homeless in Cork is to get a cash injection which should mean no-one sleeping rough on the city’s streets by Christmas.

20 beds provided for those sleeping rough in Cork

It has emerged that 20 additional emergency beds — mostly B&Bs — will be made available in the city in time for Christmas, provided via Cork City Council, with referrals coming from organisations such as Simon and the Society of St Vincent de Paul.

Separately, tenancy rights group Threshold will receive funding for three additional staff for at least the short-term, to prevent homelessness in cases where tenants are facing possible eviction or other difficulties. The staff are likely to be in place in the new year.

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