Charity Warns ‘Childhoods Are Being Stolen’ as Homelessness Record Hits All-Time High

New monthly figures from the Department of Housing show over 5,000 children will be homeless this Christmas, and Focus Ireland urges that the Government’s new housing plan must deliver for the sake of these children. 5 December 2025 ONE OF IRELAND’S leading homelessness charities, Focus Ireland, warns that for many children this will be their … Read more

Threshold Calls on Action From Government For Licensee Rights

Housing charity, Threshold, is calling on the Government to provide licensees with similar rights to tenants in their recent report, ‘Renting at the Frontier’. Threshold is an organisation which provides advise to renters experiencing housing problems in order to prevent homelessness and ensure people have safe and secure housing. The report, funded by the Irish … Read more

SVP Warns Families Will Have To Choose Between Food or Heating This Winter Following Budget 2026

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This year’s budget saw much needed increases to specific areas but SVP (Saint Vincent de Paul) says that many will still struggle with essential costs this winter. IRELAND’S leading poverty and homelessness charity SVP says Irish families will have to choose between putting food on the table or heating their home this winter, as the … Read more