There are currently 556 families who are homeless in the Dublin Region.  361 families with 768 children are in hotels and 195 families with 417 children are in homeless accommodation.  

This ‘tips sheet’ was developed by Crosscare as a quick fire tool for directing those in the homeless sector or within the community coming into contact with people either experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness or who might need direction to or assistance  with accessing  supports appropriate to their needs. This leaflet was produced & printed with the support of Veritas as part of a corporate social responsibility project.

In August 2015, there were a total of 607 families in homeless services in Dublin. This briefing paper provides a careful analysis of the explanation for presentation to Dublin's Homeless Services given by 78 of these families. The most commonly reported cause of homelessness was the forced departure of families from their private rented accommodation.

In 2006 Simon Brooke and Roger Courtney carried out evaluations of 16 emergency homeless services in the Dublin area. During these evaluations a number of issues arose that were relevant to some or all services, and they are dealt with in this overarching report. The individual evaluation reports are available separately from the Homeless Agency and their recommendations are not replicated here.

The project’s objective is to assess the potential for increased referrals of couples and families living in private emergency accommodation (PEA) to Threshold’s Access Housing Unit (AHU) for setting up tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS).

This report builds on two previous reports on the operation of bed and breakfast, commissioned by the Homeless Agency. These are Review of Practices and Procedures currently used in B&B (2002) and Background Paper on Social Welfare Assistance with Payments for Emergency Accommodation (2001). These reports examined respectively, the placement, assessment and support services for people in bed and breakfast and fairness of the present system whereby people in bed and breakfast accommodation make no payment for accommodation or services received.

Review of pratices and procedures currently used in B&B's.

This study explores these questions using a qualitative approach, and draws on the perspectives of children, adolescents and parents living in emergency accommodation in Dublin.Findings from qualitative interviews with twenty families are presented and discussed. The present study set out to develop and build on themes explored in an earlier study involving ten families (Halpenny, Greene, Hogan, Smith & McGee, 2001). Interview guides follow very closely those questions in the initial study and cover information on everyday routines, children’s relationships with family and friends, emotional and cognitive development, and school attendance. The present study expands on this initial study by covering in more detail the impact of regulations within current emergency accommodation settings, children’s opportunities forplay, and the implications for children’s personal possessions. Additional information is provided from interviews with professionals working with homeless families

All residents of emergency accommodation should be liable for rent, which will take account of the accommodation standards and make reference to their likely long-term housing situation. The maximum rent payable in a hostel should be below the point at which a resident on short-term unemployment benefit becomes eligible for rent supplement, so that the great majority of residents pay an actual rent that relates to the facilities and services provided.