Ireland's largest homeless charity helped more than 7,800 people last year – a 26% increase on 2019.
The Peter McVerry Trust releases its 2020 annual report today at its latest social housing scheme, a new build block of eight apartments at New Street South in Dublin.
The charity, which was founded by Fr Peter McVerry in 1983, is active in 28 of Ireland’s 31 local authorities.
The trust’s chief executive Pat Doyle said: “We helped 1,300 people secure a new home and directly delivered 150 social housing units in 2020.
“This included housing right across the country in key areas such as Dublin and Kildare but also in new areas such as Cork, Galway, Kerry and Wexford.
“We have also continued to make use of the Capital Assistance Scheme funding from the Department of Housing to enable us to acquire more units for Housing First, people with complex needs and vulnerable young people with a history of State care.
“The ongoing challenge is the delivery of one-bedroom homes for single people impacted by homelessness and we are working on a variety of ways in which to secure these.”
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