Trends in Homelessness in Dublin: 2014-2019

OECD Workshop on Homelessness and Affordable Housing

Paris, 27th November 2019

Professor Eoin O’Sullivan

School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin

• The Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS) contains information on users of emergency and temporary beds funded by the Department of Housing and the Local Authorities.

• Since April 2014, data on the number and profile of households in the first three categories of ETHOS only, are included in the ‘official’ monthly figure, published by the Department of Housing.

• This administrative stock data provides a timely minimum estimate of the extent, and more significantly, trends in households in emergency accommodation.

• Data is compiled on a quarterly basis since Q1 2014 on the number of new adult entries to homeless services, the number of housing and non-housing exits, their duration of stay in emergency accommodation and other data.

• Detailed data on the expenditure on both emergency accommodation services and other interventions by service providers are also published on a quarterly basis.

• These data are available on the Department of Housing website (environ.ie).

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Households in Emergency Accommodation in Dublin, June 2014 - September 2019

Households in Emergency Accommodation Dublin Dublin as Percentage of all Households

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Rough Sleeping in Dublin, Q1 2014 - Q2 2019

Number of Unique Individuals Rough Sleeping in Contact with the Housing FirstIntake Team

Point-in-Time Count

Percentage Accessing Accommodation

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New Adult Presentations to Homeless Service in Dublin, Q1 2014 - Q2 2019

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Repeat Adult Presentations to Emergency Accommodation in Dublin, Q1 2014-Q2 2019

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Tenancy Protection Service Dublin, June 2014 - June 2019

Contacts with TPS At risk of Homelessness Tenancies protected Entered Homelessness

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Adult Exits from Emergency Accommodation to Housing in Dublin, Q1 2014 - Q2 2019

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Housing Exits and Prevention in Dublin, Q1 2017 - Q2 2019

Exits Prevention

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Daily Average of New Adult Presentations and Adult Exits from Emergency Accommodation to Housing in Dublin

Q1 2014 - Q2 2019

Daily Average Number of New Presentations Dublin Daily Average number of Exits Dublin

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Number of Adults in Emergency Accommodation for longer than Six Months in Dublin, Q1 2014 - Q2 2019

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Expenditure on Services for People Experiencing Homelessness in Dublin, 2014-2020

Expenditure on Services for People Experiencing Homelessness in Dublin

Expenditure on Services for People Experiencing Homelessness as a percentage of all revenue expenditure

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Expenditure on Homelessness Services Dublin (%)

Category 1 - Homeless Prevention, Tenancy Sustainment and Resettlement Supports

Category 2 - Emergency Accommodation

Category 3 - Long-Term Supported Accommodation

Category 4 - Day Services

Category 5 - Housing Authority Homeless Services Provision including Administration

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Social Housing Provision, 2008-2019 q2

Completions / Acquisitions / Voids/ Part V Social Housing Supports (RAS / HAP/ SHCEP)

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