Mike Allen

What does the expenditure on homelessness tell us about the our approach to tackling homelessness? - Focus Ireland What does the expenditure on homelessness tell us about the our approach to tackling homelessness? Focus Ireland - Despite its technical  title, the Focus on Homelessness report “Public Expenditure on...

Focus Ireland’s recent report on spending on homelessness has many lessons about what has gone wrong and how can be fixed bit.ly/FoHExpend25

Government proposals to limit the Tenant in Situ homeless prevention scheme will result in more people becoming homeless. Read my Focus Ireland blog on why the Minister should rethink his plans bit.ly/FIBlogTiS

🔴 Last chance to submit your abstract for the 19th European Research Conference on Homelessness!

The submission deadline is tomorrow, 15 March.

📃 Submit your abstract (max. 300 words) in English, including theoretical framing, research methods, and a short bio (max. 100 words).

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Palestinian family sleeping in car 'feel hopeless' A Palestinian family who fled the war in Gaza are sleeping in a car in Dublin after three council areas rejected their appeal for emergency homeless accommodation.

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As @labourpartyireland.bsky.social Party bring a Housing motion to the floor of the Dáil today, I featured in this RTÉ Morning Ireland piece about our efforts to tackle the housing crisis from the European Union.

A great opportunity to join the highly regarded Focus Ireland policy team. Check out this job at Focus Ireland: Policy Officer, Advocacy, Dublin

Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Michael Longley: ‘One of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’ President and fellow writers celebrate the legacy of one of Ireland’s finest poets

Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Michael Longley: ‘One of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’

YouTube video by FEANTSA FEANTSA Asylum Seekers and Homelessness in Brussels

‼️The full video is now out!

FEANTSA, with the help of our members at Samusocial Belgium & their partners, produced a short documentary highlighting the urgent and growing issue of #homelessness among asylum seekers in Brussels.

🎬 You can watch it on YouTube:

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Bit of confusion in @HMcEntee @news.rte.ie morning ireland interview re PfG housing goal. PfG says “300k new homes by end of 2030”. That’s 6 yrs not ‘lifetime of this government’ - average 50k/yr. “Ramping up to 60,000 a yr” won’t deliver that from current 30/35k pipeline.

For all those working on the EU Affordable Housing Plan:

Housing demand is not housing need!

Focusing on the first is likely to further the financialistion of housing...

Focusing on the latter is likely to reduce housing exclusion...

Homeless fathers ‘not seen as fathers’ by services, pushing them farther from children - report Many men categorised as ‘single adults without dependents’ are fathers may or may not share custody of children

Homeless fathers ‘not seen as fathers’ by services, pushing them farther from children - report

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Solving homelessness & the coalition talks 13/12/24

Delighted to have a guest post today in Dr Michael Byrne’s respected “The week in housing” blog. Have a look at the analysis of the homeless policies of the parties in the coalition talks bit.ly/coalitiontalks

Where do potential Coalition partners stand on homelessness? - Focus Ireland Where do potential Coalition partners stand on homelessness? Focus Ireland - Housing and homelessness was the most important issue for most people in last Friday’s general election, according to Irish...

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Homeless at Christmas: Family and rough sleepers share struggles

Heading out to @rteprimetime.bsky.social now to respond to an important report by Oona Smyth telling the stories of people facing homelessness this Christmas. As the parties negotiate a new Government programme, we are at a crossroads.

‘Despite having a roof over my head I still don’t feel safe’

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