Government will not change law to stop family evictions

The Government will not bring in a law that would stop families being evicted by landlords, as the number of people living in emergency accommodation hit record levels.

Focus Ireland is the latest charity, following the Peter McVerry Trust, calling for new legislation that would make, illegal, the evictions of families into homelessness.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy said the law will not be changed, despite there now being 8,347 people living in emergency accommodation.