Government cuts back housing scheme that 'kept hundreds of families out of homelessness'

During a briefing, a Dublin City Council official announced that due to Government cutbacks, the council's Financial Contribution Scheme, which aided older individuals in downsizing while increasing housing stock, is no longer operable. Sinn Féin councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha criticized these cuts, highlighting their detrimental effects on housing initiatives like the tenant-in-situ scheme, which previously prevented homelessness for many families. He expressed concern over the rising number of homeless individuals in Dublin, particularly children, and condemned the government's handling of the housing crisis.

The Government cuts to housing funding for Dublin City Council continue to cause damage,

We learned this week that due to the cuts, the council cannot operate its scheme whereby it purchases homes from qualifying older people and houses them in council accommodation.

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