Homeless - they are not rough sleepers

Michael D, like an awful lot a people couldn’t give a toss about “homelessness.” It’s simply low hanging fruit to him and others.

Why is there not more explanation or even a better name for "Homeless".

What better name or explanation is needed for describing anyone without a home as being homeless? In the same way, this thread which doesn’t seem to have a point, could be described as pointless.

By way of being helpful though, under the Housing Act of 1998, a person is described as homeless in the following circumstances -

2.—A person shall be regarded by a housing authority as being homeless for the purposes of this Act if—

(a) there is no accommodation available which, in the opinion of the authority, he, together with any other person who normally resides with him or who might reasonably be expected to reside with him, can reasonably occupy or remain in occupation of, or

(b) he is living in a hospital, county home, night shelter or other such institution, and is so living because he has no accommodation of the kind referred to in paragraph (a),

and he is, in the opinion of the authority, unable to provide accommodation from his own resources.

https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1988/act/28/section/2/enacted/en/html#sec2

Not at all sure what your looking for, Comprehension lessons, I can guess what your trying to do but even those with limited intelligence can tell the difference between Homeless in emergency temporary accommodation and Rough sleepers (it's in the description, ROUGH SLEEPERS) 🙄

What you appear to be conflating is the Difference between those who are Homeless & in emergency accommodation who get a voucher in the hope a hotel, Guest house will accept them, little security of residency, can be given hours to move on, may have to vacate premises at certain hours and certainly get no meal plan thrown in.

And Ukrainian Refugees who have no such challenges or concerns, Meal plan thrown in and other generous supports and of course not treated like pariahs, along with fluffy donations and drowned in virtue signalling.

Of course I'm just guessing your confused and glad to spell it out for you 🙄

There's no magic wand required, just common sense, sadly lacking in this government.

It won't 😏

Here we go again 🙄 😏

It's extraordinary and getting embarrassing at this stage 🙄

Oh I dunno , I'm a long time working in homeless hostels , can't say there's paraphernalia laying all over the place , we do occasionally recover some, but most addicts dispose their sharps in sharps bins.Lots aren't in addiction and many more are stable.

I've worked with quite a few with HIV , again it doesn't terrorise me .

As for rough sleepers , it's between 90 and 120 in Dublin city , meaning large amounts of individuals bed down nightly in hostels, safe and secure often in single rooms.

Don't get me wrong , hostels aren't for the faint hearted.

Honestly I don't do Facebook and perhaps a few nut jobs twist a narrative to suit their warped agendas but I've not heard even the most ardent of people who have strongest views on the Ukrainian refugee crisis believe for a moment there are 10k rough sleeping, yes now over 10k Homeless and in emergency Accommodation, not sleeping on the streets.

'Maybe cut down of your consumption of Harry Potter books 🙄'

Nooooooo!!!!

You're there cleaning up after the fact. You're not there kipping in the place yourself with the addicts yet you act like you are 100% sure of whats going on. There is a reason a lot of guys sleep rough rather than sleep there. Many reasons in fact.

in the north Sinn Fein have to fight against the british goverment for everything they are trying to sabotage them left and right, if we get them into power down here well be looked after they could tax the bankers and wed be looked after more housing more hospitals more education they could give the bins back to the councils and get rid of the bin charges

I think you should run for election as a SF candidate. Your financial wizardry and knowledge is second to none.

People who live at home with their parents are certainly on the housing list, and in certain circumstances, also may be part of the homeless numbers.

If you're registered as homeless, you qualify for homeless HAP , you don't have to apply for it.Most accommodation is 24hr , you don't have to be in by 11pm.

Practically impossible to rent on HAP I'd say. What landlord would take it these days?

The hostels are very rough usually, you will see a lot of drug use. It was funny when a worker came on earlier in the thread and said it hardly happens, as if the lads are going to be sitting there doing it in front of the workers.

Homeless people ?

If you live at home you have to declare yourself homeless to be eligible for hap and get on the housing list, being homeless do, es not turn you into a drug addict or a criminal. Also i think alot of young people working people use drugs ,