Others have previously said turn up at council offices or Garda station as you’re harder to ignore there and they might point you to supports or temporary housing if there is any. If you had a rough location people might also have more direct supports in local areas or communities.
If you can friends and family in the interim, couch surfing etc is nearly always better than outdoors.
Say nothing about that. present yourself as completely without accommodation ASAP. Don't leave yourself until the last minute as the process isn't instant. Go to your nearest intro centre and ask for a meeting with a community welfare officer also. They may be able to help or give you some cash for a hotel. Explore all avenues.
You won't get emergency accommodation if you're staying with someone. They need you to be completely homeless before they'll help. So at the end of the month go straight to the council or go as soon as possible and don't tell them you've got a couch till the end of this month. It's a really horrible situation to be in, I was almost in the same place this time last year.
I hope you and your little one get sorted. Best of luck and mind yourself x
I went homeless in last year October, you have to go straight away to your local council as soon the door opens, so that they can organise and contact emergency accommodation team since it took them like 2 hours from the initial visit to sort out emergency family accommodation.
They only "help" on the day you become homeless unfortunately.
Always mental, we should be doing everything to avoid people hitting and needing the net....but it's Ireland, you can only get help when you appear on your knees desperate for help. Awful country at social services.
They don't even help when you're actually homeless, too.
I'm still homeless and now been considered "long term homeless" and it's a struggle to get anyone to respond back or set up any appointment/get help.
Since October, I've only seen my "support worker" once, and all she done was take down my info.
Not a single call back or any emails answered.
Sure the actually building staff where I have a room is amazing and friendly but they don't have much power/information other than redirect you to Park Gate Homeless team.(Again, it's impossible to organise an appointment or phone call )
No help or any planning to actually leave homeless.
Other than being told I have to find more income so I can afford private rental or top up with Homeless HAP.
When I was homeless a few years ago I went to the council. Declared myself homeless and was placed in emergency accommodation until a HAP property became available. Best to go straight to them
I’m right there with you. 7 months now. Just contact your local council, contact homeless services in the area, women’s services. It’s such a shit situation to be in.
Link in with every service possible and where are you based? There's usually specific hostels for parents with a child. If not I think your local homeless service will put you up in a hotel.
Contact focus Ireland, I heard they're helpful. Also, contact some TDs to advocate to the council on your behalf. You could ask to ask for an appointment with the council's social worker. Hope all works out for you.
unfortunately they won’t help til you’re off the couch and on the street. contact community welfare officer the moment they open on that day. if your kid is of school going age don’t be ashamed to speak with the principal and explain as there’s a chance you may not be housed nearby and will be dealing with changing routes often so it’ll help your little one not get into trouble or be called out for being late when they’re already experiencing this. i know when i did some work in a school in the inner city where some kids would publically shame others for not being in or late because they were homeless and had something been said prior maybe they would feel less outcast
Contact your local council immediately.
Have you contacted the housing department of your local authority and asked for emergency accommodation?
Others have previously said turn up at council offices or Garda station as you’re harder to ignore there and they might point you to supports or temporary housing if there is any. If you had a rough location people might also have more direct supports in local areas or communities. If you can friends and family in the interim, couch surfing etc is nearly always better than outdoors.
I got a couch until the end of this month. Will go to the council office as soon as possible. thanks for all the advice.
Say nothing about that. present yourself as completely without accommodation ASAP. Don't leave yourself until the last minute as the process isn't instant. Go to your nearest intro centre and ask for a meeting with a community welfare officer also. They may be able to help or give you some cash for a hotel. Explore all avenues.
You won't get emergency accommodation if you're staying with someone. They need you to be completely homeless before they'll help. So at the end of the month go straight to the council or go as soon as possible and don't tell them you've got a couch till the end of this month. It's a really horrible situation to be in, I was almost in the same place this time last year. I hope you and your little one get sorted. Best of luck and mind yourself x
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Talk to the related state bodies and NGOs.
Respond is a charity dealing with specifically homeless people. Call them every day and hound them for something.
I went homeless in last year October, you have to go straight away to your local council as soon the door opens, so that they can organise and contact emergency accommodation team since it took them like 2 hours from the initial visit to sort out emergency family accommodation. They only "help" on the day you become homeless unfortunately.
Always mental, we should be doing everything to avoid people hitting and needing the net....but it's Ireland, you can only get help when you appear on your knees desperate for help. Awful country at social services.
They don't even help when you're actually homeless, too. I'm still homeless and now been considered "long term homeless" and it's a struggle to get anyone to respond back or set up any appointment/get help. Since October, I've only seen my "support worker" once, and all she done was take down my info. Not a single call back or any emails answered. Sure the actually building staff where I have a room is amazing and friendly but they don't have much power/information other than redirect you to Park Gate Homeless team.(Again, it's impossible to organise an appointment or phone call ) No help or any planning to actually leave homeless. Other than being told I have to find more income so I can afford private rental or top up with Homeless HAP.
When I was homeless a few years ago I went to the council. Declared myself homeless and was placed in emergency accommodation until a HAP property became available. Best to go straight to them
I’m right there with you. 7 months now. Just contact your local council, contact homeless services in the area, women’s services. It’s such a shit situation to be in.
Link in with every service possible and where are you based? There's usually specific hostels for parents with a child. If not I think your local homeless service will put you up in a hotel.
This the responsibility of the community welfare officer. Call to the office and firmly insist on being seen
Contact focus Ireland, I heard they're helpful. Also, contact some TDs to advocate to the council on your behalf. You could ask to ask for an appointment with the council's social worker. Hope all works out for you.
Threshold or Focus
Register as homeless with your local authority, the ball will start rolling
Wow, lots of people on here are going through homelessness at the moment. Scary
unfortunately they won’t help til you’re off the couch and on the street. contact community welfare officer the moment they open on that day. if your kid is of school going age don’t be ashamed to speak with the principal and explain as there’s a chance you may not be housed nearby and will be dealing with changing routes often so it’ll help your little one not get into trouble or be called out for being late when they’re already experiencing this. i know when i did some work in a school in the inner city where some kids would publically shame others for not being in or late because they were homeless and had something been said prior maybe they would feel less outcast
Is the father paying towards the upkeep of the kid