Almost one-third of people know someone who has recently experienced housing exclusion and is part of Ireland’s growing hidden homeless. The study found that awareness of someone living temporarily with another household is highest among those aged under 25 and living in Leinster. In the 18 to 24-year-old age group, 46% of the survey respondents said they were aware of someone or a family living without a regular address. Housing and homelessness (28%) followed as the second most important issue with the environment/climate action (22%) coming in third. “We know from the work of the Simon Communities in Ireland that too much of this is ‘hidden homelessness’.

Source: Irish Examiner October 02, 2019 22:52 UTC