Lifting of eviction ban 'will see homelessness rise above record figure'

Lifting of eviction ban 'will see homelessness rise above record figure'

'This is a policy-made crisis', says Simon Communities of Ireland executive director Wayne Stanley. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The number of people without a home has topped 12,000 for the first time ever and will continue to rise in the weeks and months to come, thanks to the lifting of the eviction ban.

That was the warning from homeless charities as they said the crisis is one of the Government's own making, as a result of its decision to lift the ban.

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