Letter to the Editor: Housing programmes should reflect housing need

This year we marked World Homeless Day in the midst of the pandemic which has brought with it enormous change and served to remind us all of the invaluable service provided by State agencies, the public sector, and essential and frontline workers.

Saturday was World Homeless Day. It is a day used by organisations around the world, such as Peter McVerry Trust, to draw attention to the needs of people impacted by homelessness.

This year we marked World Homeless Day in the midst of the pandemic which has brought with it enormous change and served to remind us all of the invaluable service provided by State agencies, the public sector, and essential and frontline workers. It has also left many reflecting on what type of country we should try to create, and whether this crisis can become a catalyst for improvements in childcare, education, health and housing and whether or not we can do more to become a fairer, more sustainable and community-centred society.