Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Homelessness Issues: Discussion

Mr. Jonathan Shinnors:

In my years of experience managing homeless accommodation services, we would previously have seen nobody who was in employment. Now we are in a situation whereby 20% to 30% of the homeless people living in our accommodation are in employment, and that number is increasing. They are either coming in with employment or the level of case management we offer means they are able to access and sustain employment. There has been a marked shift in this regard.

It has been noticeable for the first six months of this year. That is where we are at.

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