Families in emergency accommodation 'gaming the system' to skip housing queue, says Skehan

It is claimed that families in emergency accommodation may be declaring themselves homeless to skip the queue for the housing waiting list.

Families in emergency accommodation 'gaming the system' to skip housing queue, says Skehan

It is claimed that families in emergency accommodation may be declaring themselves homeless to skip the queue for the housing waiting list.

Head of the Government's housing agency Conor Skehan, told the Irish Times that people could be 'gaming the system' to gain prioritised access to social housing.

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