Calls to prioritise families amid lifting of eviction ban

One Family chief executive Karen Kiernan labelled the perceived lack of action during the eviction ban period as 'a missed opportunity'. File Picture

Parents and children must be prioritised in the coming months following the decision to lift the eviction ban, according to a charity and support group for one-parent families.

One Family chief executive Karen Kiernan said families had been dreading the lifting of the ban and anticipated homelessness figures to become “much worse” over the coming months.