# Simon Community
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This year
2024
Dublin Simon
Dublin Simon Community’s ‘first-of-a-kind’ health and addiction care facility to open mid-year
23 Jan
7.0k
Homeless
Homelessness: Children in emergency accommodation tops 4,000 for first time
Official figures show 9,409 adults and 4,105 children were in emergency accommodation in November.
The figures are an increase of 335 compared with October 2023.
Over 190 more children are now living in emergency accommodation.
The numbers have been labelled a stark beginning to the new year.
Updated
5 Jan
19.5k
147
Last year
2023
Housing Crisis
50 properties available to rent for people accessing HAP in June
23 Jul 2023
16.9k
32
Housing Crisis
Homelessness record broken again as 12,441 people in emergency accommodation in May
30 Jun 2023
17.5k
79
sleeping rough
Number of people sleeping rough in Dublin falls by 9% compared to last year
17 Apr 2023
7.5k
9
eviction ban
'While the moratorium paused evictions, it didn’t stop landlords issuing notices to quit'
8 Mar 2023
11.0k
20
Housing Assistance Payment
There were just 41 properties available to rent for people accessing HAP last month
13 Jan 2023
9.2k
17
All time
Cold Snap
Outreach groups 'doing all they can' so rough sleepers take up emergency accommodation
14 Dec 2022
9.3k
11
affordability crisis
92% drop in affordable properties in 10 months as opposition says housing crisis 'getting worse'
Updated
7 Apr 2022
24.8k
37
Homelessness
Charities raise concerns over inflation as over 9,000 people access emergency accomodation in February
25 Mar 2022
7.2k
13
hap
Report finds 79% drop in number of affordable rental properties available in just three months
18 Nov 2021
11.1k
41
Homelessness
Homelessness figures dip but charity warns of lengthy spells in emergency accommodation
25 Jun 2021
6.4k
9
Homeless figures
Homeless charities demand action in the Budget as latest figures show 8,700 in emergency accommodation
25 Sep 2020
11.1k
14
Covid-19
Harris: 'No indication there is a second wave here, but not pausing Phase Four would be grossly irresponsible'
16 Jul 2020
27.0k
64
Second wave
In Galway and Cork, concerns grow about 'sharp increase' in homelessness in coming months
4 Jul 2020
25.0k
54
Simon Community
Spike in rental properties available - but many remain 'unaffordable', warns homeless charity
27 Mar 2020
26.8k
50
Homelessness
'There are no longer physical visits': New challenges for homeless families during coronavirus outbreak
26 Mar 2020
15.1k
8
Homelessness
'If you said 50 years ago there would be families living in tents because they can't afford rent, I would have laughed'
15 Nov 2019
77.7k
70
Homelessness
'It's bringing people together': Ireland rugby matches being screened at specially organised breakfast events for people who are homeless
21 Sep 2019
14.9k
15
Simon Community
Over 94% of rental properties beyond reach of people dependent on state housing benefits
5 Oct 2018
14.7k
80
hidden homelessness
'We come across kids who are exhausted... situations where toilet training has been almost impossible'
30 May 2018
21.1k
28
Homelessness
Nearly enough people to fill the 3Arena urgently sought help from Simon Communities last year
19 Dec 2017
7.9k
30
rural ireland
'It's not sustainable': Offaly's only emergency homeless shelter risks closure over funding
29 Nov 2017
7.8k
14
Simon Community
'Too many people are being left behind': Calls to make housing a priority in the Budget
19 Sep 2017
10.7k
76
homelessness crisis
Locked out: Most people on housing benefits still can't afford to rent
16 Aug 2017
15.1k
105
in one week
Architects raise €124,000 for the homeless through free consultations
31 Jul 2017
9.3k
10
the new boss
It's on: Ministers begin to declare allegiances as Fine Gael campaign starts
18 May 2017
27.4k
92
Homelessness
There are 27 empty houses for every one person in emergency accommodation
2 Mar 2017
27.1k
29
Out of control
Ireland's homeless figure has just passed 7,000 for the first time
26 Jan 2017
17.6k
85
Annual Report
7,000 people will spend Christmas Day 'trapped in emergency accommodation'
21 Dec 2016
5.9k
47