200 extra emergency beds are being opened in Dublin to help keep people off the streets this winter.
€10 million is also being allocated for the creation of family hubs, and the Government says an extra 800 social houses will be built around the country in 2018 on top of the previous target of 3,000.
They’re among the measures announced by the Housing Minister after an emergency summit in the capital today.
A Homeless Inter-Agency Group is being established to deliver homeless services.
Minister @MurphyEoghan says an extra 800 social homes will be built in 2018, on top of 3000 announced earlier pic.twitter.com/ax9OqV2fBT
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It will be chaired by a civil servant, and will focus on coordinating the work of various departments like Health & Children and agencies such as the HSE and Tusla.
The announcements come only a day after the release of figures showing the number of homeless people continued to rise in July.
Minister Eoghan Murphy responded to criticism that the numbers of homeless keep increasing:
