Plight of older separated women and men over social housing

There is an urgent need for the Minister for the Environment and Local Government to investigate and remedy the plight of older separated men and women with marital and relationship problems, particularly in their quest for social housing.

At the outset let me say that the problem may not be yours today, but it could be one day.

One example of many is where a man, having left the family home more than 20 years ago, went to England to work or else moved to alternative accommodation following a family dispute.