Housing

The profound negative effects of homelessness on children are laid bare in report

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Homelessness influences every facet of a child’s life from conception to young adulthood and the experience of homelessness inhibits the physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and behavioural development of children.

It’s time to honour a 100-year-old pledge

Monday, 21 January 2019

On the centenary of the first meeting of Dáil Éireann, it is time to reflect on the commitment made by the Irish Government to the children of Ireland.

Homelessness is NOT normal

Wednesday, 9 January 2019
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Recent commentary that homelessness in Ireland is ‘normal’ is completely without foundation.  As the economy has continued to improve, the homelessness and housing crises have worsened.  Family and child homelessness have increased by over 320 per cent since 2014.  This is not normal, this demands an emergency response.

Government policy failing to tackle causes - National Social Monitor Winter Edition

Monday, 3 December 2018
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700,000 on healthcare waiting lists, 500,000 homes without broadband, over 11,000 people homeless – a result of Government policy failing to tackle causes - Social Justice Ireland publishes National Social Monitor Winter 2018.

Government policy failing to address causes - National Social Monitor Winter 2018

Friday, 30 November 2018
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In order to improve the wellbeing of everyone in society, at all stages of the life cycle, it is vital that our policies address the causes of problems rather than their symptoms only.  It is through this lens that Social Justice Ireland examines the ten policy areas in the National Social Monitor. 

See the Videos and Papers from our 31st Social Policy Conference - From Here to Where?

Saturday, 17 November 2018
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New Programme for Government must address rampant inequalities in Irish society

Paddy Cosgrave, CEO and Co-Founder of WebSummit and Christine Bohan, Deputy Editor of Journal.ie address our 31st Social Policy Conference

Saturday, 17 November 2018
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Our 2018 Social Policy Conference, From Here to Where?, brought together a diverse range of voices to discuss what should shape the Programme for Government of the 33rd Dáil.

New Programme for Government must address rampant inequalities in Irish society

Friday, 16 November 2018
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Social Justice Ireland publishes a proposed Programme for Government as part of their 31st Annual Policy Conference in Croke Park.

Motion passed on Housing Emergency

Friday, 5 October 2018
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On Thursday, 4th October 2018, the Dáil passed a motion to declare housing and homelessness a national emergency.  The motion, following a demonstration by over 10,000 people and brought by Solidarity – People before Profit, called on Government to declare this emergency and to do something to increase the supply of affordable, sustainable homes.

Social Housing Need: At least 110,000 households in need of sustainable social housing

Friday, 28 September 2018
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On Wednesday (26th September 2018), the Housing Agency published its now annual Summary of Housing Assessments for 2018. Figures gathered in June of this year show that 71,858 households were assessed as being in need of social housing, compared to 85,799 in 2017. However, while the apparent reduction of 13,941 has been heralded by Minister for State Damien English as “a positive sign of the success of the Rebuilding Ireland Actions Plan so far”, the truth is that the housing crisis is worsening as Government continues to look to the private sector for solutions.