Schemes ending homelessness are being abandoned amid record rise

By drastically cutting funding to the tenant-in-situ scheme, and under-funding various schemes for the voluntary housing sector, it seems Government’s commitments to protect the most vulnerable are waning

Government funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme has been cut to such an extent that local authorities, including in Cork and Limerick, have had to close the scheme. 

The minister for housing is crystal clear in expressing his determination to “unlock the barriers to home delivery at the scale that’s needed” and to “accelerate the provision of homes in our communities”.

As the minister finalises his plan to deliver his goals over the next five years, it must not be at the immediate expense of successful initiatives that have prevented vulnerable households from being pushed into homelessness, households this Government has promised to protect.