‘Donate water refunds to homeless’

Three of the country’s charities are launching a major appeal asking for householders to donate some or all of their Irish Water refunds to help those who are homeless.

As Irish Water gears up to issue the cheques in the coming weeks and months, Focus Ireland, the Simon Community, and the Peter McVerry Trust have joined forces to establish the Refund Project, aimed at diverting the water charges refunds to tackle the housing crisis.

The exact details as to how people might be able to donate some or all of their refund has yet to be finalised, but it is understood there will be an online option and that talks are continuing with banks in relation to facilitating an easier method of lodging cheques directly to the Refund Project.