A voluntary agency working on the frontline of homeless services in Dublin has warned of an “avalanche” of people becoming homeless after the government ended a Covid-19 emergency ban on evictions less than two weeks ago. "This family was not offered accommodation and could only be offered sleeping bags and that’s completely and totally unacceptable,” Mr Flynn said. Mr Flynn confirmed on Thursday evening that the tenants had since returned to the property after the eviction was deemed invalid. “With the eviction ban being lifted we’re going to see an avalanche of people becoming homeless,” Mr Flynn said. “Bed availability in the city is not where it was through Covid-19,” Mr Flynn said.

Source: Irish Examiner August 13, 2020 15:26 UTC