Introduction.
In light of the Government’s commitment to end long term homelessness by implementing
a housing-led approach, the Simon Communities in Ireland commissioned a piece of research to explore the potential effectiveness of housing-led services in meeting the needs of people who are homeless with support needs in Ireland. The research was undertaken by the Nicholas Pleace and Joanne Bretherton of the Centre for Housing Policy in York University and was designed to help inform and critically assess the use of housing-led services as response to homelessness at both a national and local level.
