Six words from Jeremy Corbyn sum up the the horrific legacy of the Conservative government
His comments come after the Children’s Commissioner estimated there could be more than 210,000 youngsters without a permanent home in ...
Tag: homelessness
We urgently need to talk about something other than Brexit, because 210,000 children are homeless
New report Bleak houses, published by the Children's Commissioner, shows that an estimated 210,000 children are homeless. Children in the ...
One homeless person dies every 19 hours, campaigners warn
Calls have been made to tackle the rough sleeping crisis after campaigners claimed one homeless person is dying on average ...
Benefit freezes are leading to ‘skyrocketing’ rates of homelessness across the UK
New data analysis has revealed the scale of housing problems for people already on benefits. The Guardian said the local ...
Irish youths have highest level of depression in Europe, according to new report
A new study has shown that many young people in Ireland are suffering from depression. Published by Eurofund, the study ...
Asked about urban decay and homelessness, Trump offers senseless, babbling answer
Donald Trump recently gave a remarkable response to a question about "filth" in US cities from Fox News host Tucker ...
Effects of austerity continue to bite as 10% of Irish households suffer ‘food poverty’
A new report has revealed that many Irish people struggle to afford healthy food. The report also noted that “one ...
Irish human rights organisation says people on housing benefits face ‘systemic discrimination’ when finding a home
An Irish human rights organisation has said people receiving welfare payments are facing “systemic discrimination” on the housing market. The ...
760,000 people live below poverty line in Ireland and ‘radical action’ is needed to fix that, says major charity
Ireland's largest voluntary charity has said the country's government must take “radical action” to end poverty. The Society of St. ...
A 200-year-old law is punishing the most vulnerable, but people are fighting back
The Vagrancy Act was created in 1824 so that the authorities could legally harass homeless veterans of the Napleonic wars. ...
Irish government is told homelessness is leading to some children having ‘suicidal’ thoughts
An Irish advocacy and research organisation has described the impact of homelessness on children. Focus Ireland told a government committee that being ...
Irish housing minister suggests young people will be ‘excited’ to live in slum-style buildings
Ireland's housing minister has suggested young people will be "excited" to live in the equivalent of tenements (multi-occupancy/slum buildings). Eoghan ...
Thousands of people hit the streets to highlight the housing and homelessness crisis in Ireland
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Dublin to protest the housing and homelessness crisis gripping Ireland. It ...
A radical publisher has set up an ‘anarchist Big Issue’ scheme in London and it’s thriving
On 11 May, Dog Section Press (DSP) said it had distributed 800 copies of its newspaper DOPE to "homeless vendors ...
As Ireland’s housing crisis worsens, Sinn Féin seeks to make housing a constitutional right
Sinn Féin has introduced a bill in the Irish parliament that would make housing a constitutional right. The bill "would ...
Sitting on a pavement just landed a homeless person 20 weeks in jail
Sitting on the pavement in Somerset "without reasonable excuse" landed a homeless man with a 20-week jail sentence. According to County ...
Solidarity is growing to challenge police harassment of homeless people
In December 2018, stories about Gyula Remes caused outrage and shock after he died sleeping rough just yards from the ...
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