Revealed: Coalition plans shift to State-run housing for homeless in bid to slash 360m bill
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Revealed: Coalition plans shift to State-run housing for homeless in bid to slash 360m bill
"Planning reform among five key planks of new housing plan Controversial 'housing tsar' role still in limbo Rules on one-off housing to be relaxed Government under pressure to deliver on housing pledges The Government will move towards using state-owned homeless accommodation in a bid to greatly reduce the €360m it spends each year, as one of the key planks of its housing plan to be launched next month."
"Five key areas of focus have been identified, with proposals to succeed the previous Housing for All plan set to be finalised in the coming weeks, the Sunday Independent has learned."
The Government will move towards using state-owned homeless accommodation to reduce the €360m it spends each year on homelessness services. Five key planks will form the basis of a new housing plan to be launched next month. Planning reform is one of the five identified planks. The controversial 'housing tsar' role remains in limbo. Rules on one-off housing are expected to be relaxed. Proposals intended to succeed the previous Housing for All plan will be finalised in the coming weeks. The Government faces pressure to deliver on its housing pledges.
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