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Worrying increase in homelessness among young adults
Homeless charity Galway Simon Community has raised concerns as the latest figures released by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government reveal that the number of young adults (18 – 24) living in Emergency Accommodation is growing faster than any other category, against a backdrop of rising rents and a deepening housing crisis. There were 481 people living in Emergency Accommodation across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in April, an increase of 19% on the previous year. The increase in the number of young adults living in Emergency Accommodation in the same period was 44%.
‘For social housing, the real cost is in not building it’
“Would it be ambitious to try and deliver 20,000 public homes in a year? Yes, but we need that scale of ambition. We have to deliver affordable and social homes for purchase and rent, because this crisis will continue to get worse.”
Local business leaders raise €253,814 for COPE Galway’s homeless service
Fifty Galway business leaders have raised an incredible €253,814 from their participation in COPE Galway’s 10th annual business leaders’ Sleep Out over 12 hours on Shop Street last December.
Mayo has second highest residential vacancy rate in the country
Mayo has the second highest number of vacant homes in the country according to a new report published this week.
Galway Simon reports significant increase in number of people at risk of homelessness
Homelessness and housing charity Galway Simon Community has expressed concerns about the number of people at risk of homelessness throughout 2021, reporting that over half of those supported by the charity this year were at risk of homelessness.
EU told over reliance of private rental market driving up homelessness in Galway
Over-reliance on an increasingly unaffordable private rental market, and a shortage of new housing units, are key factors contributing to homelessness in Galway, an EU advisory body has been told.
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EU told over reliance of private rental market driving up homelessness in Galway
Over-reliance on an increasingly unaffordable private rental market, and a shortage of new housing units, are key factors contributing to homelessness in Galway, an EU advisory body has been told.
Low annual income of landlords is not a surprise to market members - IPAV
Welcoming the most recent CSO Rental Sector in Ireland Report, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, said it is long overdue and fills a major knowledge gap in the market.
