{"id":1943,"date":"2022-10-28T14:10:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/homelessness-figures-a-direct-result-of-failed-housing-policy\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:10:15","slug":"homelessness-figures-a-direct-result-of-failed-housing-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/homelessness-figures-a-direct-result-of-failed-housing-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Homelessness figures a direct result of failed housing policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The latest homelessness figures are a shocking indictment of the Government\u2019s failure to deliver social and affordable homes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The latest homelessness figures highlight the Government\u2019s failure to deliver on social and affordable housing, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O\u2019Callaghan, who is the party\u2019s Housing spokesperson, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFigures released today show the highest number of people experiencing homelessness and living in emergency accommodation ever recorded. There are now 10,975 people living in emergency accommodation, with 3,342 of them children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of people in emergency accommodation has increased by 29 percent in the past year, while the number of children is up by 43 percent during the same period. These figures lay bare the grim reality of the Government\u2019s failed housing plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minister for Housing has stated that his plan is to end homelessness by 2030, yet halfway through his term, the number of people living in emergency accommodation has reached record levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the heart of this issue is the Government\u2019s abysmal record on building social and affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the 9,000 new build social housing units promised for 2022, just 1,765 were delivered in the first half of this year. The Government also promised to deliver 4,100 cost rental and affordable purchase homes, of which just 625 were built in the first nine months of this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Housing is currently 30 percent behind on spending its capital allocation this year, according to the latest Fiscal Monitor published by the Department of Finance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m calling on the Minister for Housing to explain why his Department is underspending its capital allocation and to urgently take action to ramp up the delivery of social homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should also increase the vacancy tax to a more punitive rate to bring tens of thousands of empty homes back into use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHomelessness causes huge suffering to those who experience it and can have lasting effects on the development of a child. The Minister needs to come out and explain why he is failing to meet his social housing delivery targets and outline what urgent action he is going to take to address the homelessness crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>October 28, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest homelessness figures are a shocking indictment of the Government\u2019s failure to deliver social and affordable homes The latest homelessness figures highlight the Government\u2019s failure to deliver on social and affordable housing, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O\u2019Callaghan. 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