Calls are growing for urgent action to be taken on vacant properties in order to tackle Clare’s homeless crisis.
A new monthly report from the Department of Housing shows that 82 adults were availing of emergency accommodation in this county at the end of February.
This means there has been a net exit of just one household from homelessness in Clare this year, while across the MidWest there are now 638 people recorded as homeless, including 163 children.
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Head of Advocacy and Policy at Novas, Una Burns insists there’s low-hanging fruit that can boost Clare’s housing stock.
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