RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS RURAL HOMELESSNESS We must find more options and better, more sustainable ways to house people and to support people in housing in the longer term. Critical to this is preventing people from becoming homeless in the first place and supporting people to make the smooth transition from emergency accommodation to independent living. Crucial elements to achieving this are income adequacy, rent supplement and health and social care supports. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Department of Social Protection and the 15 HSE along with other Government Departments play a vital role in ensuring access to housing, to social welfare and to the critical support services. All essential when working with people who are homeless, preventing people from becoming homeless and supporting people to move out of homelessness.
Left out in the cold: A review of rural homelessness in Ireland
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