Just €25 per week can save a family from becoming homeless

Housing charity Threshold is setting up a service in Cork to help those faced with problems such as unaffordable rent increases and the threat of illegal eviction, writes Niall Horgan

CATHERINE Hayes* came to Threshold’s office in Cork last week in distress. With her husband and three young children, she was facing the terrifying prospect of homelessness.

Catherine’s problem was down to one reason alone: Her landlord was increasing the rent and she couldn’t afford to pay the higher amount.