Housing charities hit out at 'crude threat' to deny emergency housing to some applicants 

Focus Ireland and Depaul criticised the proposal to let councils refuse emergency accommodation to people who have repeatedly refused offers of social housing. Picture: iStock

Housing charities have hit out at “very concerning” plans to strip offers of emergency accommodation from people if they repeatedly refuse offers of social housing.

The proposed changes to the law would see local authorities given new powers to withdraw offers of emergency accommodation in specific cases, including where an individual or household has repeatedly rejected offers of housing.