593 homeless move to more permanent housing

A charity moved almost 600 homeless persons to more permanent accommodation last year using guaranteed beds to encourage them to stay in touch with their project worker.

Chief executive of Depaul, Kerry Anthony, said they wanted to take a different approach to tackling homelessness that went beyond providing emergency ‘one night only’ accommodation.

More than half of the 200 emergency hostel beds Depaul manages in Dublin are now designated for participants in the charity’s service engagement programme.