We are pleading with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to show that they care about ending homelessness. Homelessness in Ireland has increased for the eighth consecutive month, with the latest figures showing that 16,353 people were living in emergency accommodation in August 2025.

To close Simon Week 2025, we have a panel of today's speakers and people with lived experience. Their stories add depth to our discussion that could not be achieved through statistics alone. Thank you to everyone in attendence for the engaging questions! #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Carol Baumann, the new CEO Galway Simon discussed the impactful, life changing solutions being delivered by Galway Simon. Solutions that are working! Carol highlighted the growing need for purpose-built accommodation for those over the age of 65. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

To provide a local perspective, we are joined by Kieran Walsh, @uniofgalway.bsky.social In platforming the voices impacted by homelessness and their sense of home, he has brought forward the people behind the statistics. There is a story behind every number. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Today's first speaker @mkushel.bsky.social, University of California, discussed Ageing, Health, and Homelessness. Margot's message was clear, homelessness is solvable! Thank you to Margot for contributing your vast knowledge to our dicussion. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

The final day of Simon Week 2025! Today we are in NUIG for the last event of Simon Week 'Retiring into Homelessness'. We are delighted to have speakers joining us from the USA and Galway, sharing their expertise on homelessness in over 65s. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

We are in Leinster House this morning, joined by local Simon Communities advocating for people impacted by homelessness 🏠 We will be in the AV Room from 11 with @mkushel.bsky.social and @orla-hegarty.bsky.social discussing the intersection of health and homelessness. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

We are officially halfway through Simon Week 🎉 We had fantastic discussions in Cork and Limerick so far this week. Thank you to the teams at Cork Simon Community and Mid West Simon Community, to all of the speakers who have shared their expertise, and everyone in attendance!

Our second panel: External Perspectives in the Mid West, dove into the sevices and challenges in the region for families experiencing homelessness. Appropriate funding of supports & services is the most efficient way to ensure continuity of care. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Mary Harty, NFRC, for discussing how the community sector can collectively challenge the normalisation of Foodbanks Poverty should never be normalised in any capacity. No family should be in the position to consistently rely on foodbanks. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Brian Hurley, Case Manager, MWS's Interventions Strategies Food Pilot Programme, shared the stark numbers representing the people accessing services through the Food Poverty Programme. A cross-goverment approach is necessary to tackle the issue. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Our first panel: Internal Perspectives from Mid West Simon. It cannot be understated how important it is to include people experiencing homelessness in conversations on solutions. We are grateful to Mid West's client from the Family hub for sharing. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Today's keynote speaker, Amy Healy, shared her expert knowledge on food poverty and its links to homelessness. These issues do not exist in a vaccum and cannot be resolved independently. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

We are in Limerick with Mid West Simon for the second day of Simon Week to discuss Food Poverty and Family Homelessness 🍽 Thank you to Willie O'Dea, @fiannafailparty.bsky.social, for opening our seminar! #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Andy Phillips, Regional Executive Officer, HSE South West for closing out our first conference of Simon Week. We are delighted to hear the HSE's commitment to support people experiencing homelessness in Cork and Kerry. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Maura Duggan, Consultant in Psychiatry, joined us to discuss the reality of health implications for people experiencing homelessness. Fantastic to hear Maura's perspective after 23 years of experience in the sector! #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thanks to Cathy Kelleher and Dr Fiona Riordan from @hrbireland.bsky.social for discussing the harrowing statistics regarding deaths and homelessness. Every statistic represents a man or woman who was experiencing homelessness at the time of their death. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Kerry Brennan, Director of Services at Cork Simon Community, for discussing Social Housing and the Exclusion Cycle. Particularly focusing on criminal convictions and mental health, and the importance of breaking the cycle. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

A detailed presentation from Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at TUD. Fascinating to see the data and nuances to the problems and solutions regarding the Housing Crisis 🏘 #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

"Being homeless should never mean being hopeless" Liudmyla Bortok, Journalist with the Cork Independent, shared stories of people experiencing homelessness. It is vital that we keep these stories at the core of every piece of work we do. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Thank you to Sophie Johnston, Cork Simon Community, for sharing insights on Housing Supply and for platforming the voices of service users in Cork to show the real impact behind the data. #SimonWeek2025 #SimonCares

Kicking off #SimonWeek2025 in Cork this morning! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers joining us to discuss Single Adults in Homelessness. Thank you to Minster Christopher O'Sullivan for opening our event!

Did you know ❓ Since 2020, the number of people over the age of 65 experiencing homelessness has more than doubled 📈 Simon Cares. Do you? Register for your local Simon Week event today 👇 #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.simon.ie/simon-week-2...

Did you know ❓ Single adults account for 44% of those accessing emergency accommodation services. Simon Cares. Do you? Learn more about Simon Week 👇 #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.simon.ie/simon-week-2...

Did you know ❓ The number of people over the age of 65 who are renting from a private landlord increased by 83% between 2016 and 2022 📈 Simon Cares. Do you? Find your local Simon Week event👇 #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.simon.ie/simon-week-2...

Simon Week is two weeks away 🗓️ Have you registered for your local event yet? Show you care! Join us in Cork, Limerick or Galway as we discuss single adult homelessness, food poverty and homelessness in over 65s. #SimonCares #SimonWeek2025 www.eventbrite.ie/o/simon-comm...

🚨 Simon Week 2025 has officially been launched 🚨 Thank you to Minister James Browne for launching this year's campaign with us and showing you care! Register for your local Simon Week event here 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/o/simon-comm...

Tune in to @925phoenixfm.bsky.social at 10:30 this morning to hear our Executive Director discuss the latest homeless figures 📻 On Friday, the figures released reported 16,058 people experiencing homelessness, including 5,014 children. Listen Live👇 live.phoenixfm.ie

Over 5,000 children experiencing homelessness. Who cares? Our Executive Director, Ber Grogan, wrote a letter to the editor of the Irish Times which was published in today's paper to comment on the "shameful milestone" reached in last weeks homeless figures. 🧵1/4

With levels of homelessness rising, we are asking a bold but necessary question: Who cares? We do. Registrations for #SimonWeek2025 are open, follow the link below and show you care! www.eventbrite.ie/o/simon-comm... Simon Week 2025 is proudly supported by Cash & Carry Kitchens

Interested in working with SCI? We are looking for an Event Rapporteur to support our work during Simon Week 2025. Applications close on Friday 15th August 👇 www.simon.ie/call-to-tend...

We are looking for an Event Rapporteur to support our work during Simon Week 2025. Follow the link below to learn more about this exciting opportunity 👇 www.simon.ie/call-to-tend...

Our Executive Director will feature on @drivetime.bsky.social this afternoon to discuss the latest homeless figures 📻 Listen live @rteradio1.bsky.social 👇 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/

Who cares that over 65s are retiring into homelessness? The number of people experiencing homelessness in Ireland has risen to 15,915 according to the Dept of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 249 were over 65 year-olds, an 11.7% increase over the year. 👉 www.simon.ie/press-releas...

Didn't get to tune in yesterday's #SimonTalks webinar? The full discussion is available to watch on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/h9cFNDcstF4

On Friday we published our second Locked Out of the Market report of 2025 to find there were only 32 properties to rent nationwide through HAP limits 📊 This is despite 978 properties available to rent at any price within the areas surveyed 🏘️ 👉 www.simon.ie/e-publicatio...

#SimonTalks with Michelle Norris and Altaf Hossain will be taking place next Monday. We will be discussing Housing Precarity and Migrants in Dublin 🏘️ There is still time to register! 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tune into @news.rte.ie this evening for a discussion on the latest Locked Out of the Market report with our Executive Director, Ber Grogan. 📺 Check out the report here 👇 www.simon.ie/e-publicatio...

Our Executive Director will be on @drivetime.bsky.social shortly! Tune in to hear about our Locked Out of the Market report 📻

Only 32 rental properties were available to HAP applicants across 16 areas in Ireland in June, according to a new Simon Community report. [1/2]

Thanks so much to @newschambers.bsky.social and @virginmedianews.bsky.social for speaking with us about our latest Locked Out of the Market Report. Tune in at 12:30PM to watch the interview with our Executive Director, Ber Grogan! 📺 Read the report here 👇 www.simon.ie/e-publicatio...

The findings of our second Locked Out of the Market report must act as a wake-up call for policymakers 📄 Only 32 properties were available to rent within HAP limits. This is a 22% reduction since March 2025 📉 Read the report: www.simon.ie/e-publicatio...

This morning, SCI was represented at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children & Equality as part of the Add the 10th Alliance. As a member of the Alliance, we are lending our voice in support of adding socio-economic status as the 10th ground in Ireland’s equality legislation.

Our Executive Director is attending the Department of Social Protection's Pre-Budget Forum today. Great to follow on from our presentation from last week's Joint Committee! #PreBudgetForum

Thank you to Helen Walsh and RICC Radio for featuring our Executive Director on their community podcast to discuss homelessness and housing! 🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/3rtY...

#SimonTalks with Michelle Norris and Altaf Hossain will be taking place next Monday. We will be discussing Housing Precarity and Migrants in Dublin 🏘️ There is still time to register! 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This morning our team attended the @svpireland.bsky.social Pre-Budget Submission Launch in Buswells. SCI welcome their recommendations relating to housing and homelessness. These issues are interrelated and require broad solutions. #SimonCares #Budget2026

Yesterday SCI appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development. The number of people accessing emergency accommodation services continues to break records month-on-month, with no sign of slowing. #Budget2026 #SimonCares

This morning at 10am, SCI will appear before the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development to discuss some of our pre-budget submission proposals to support those most at risk of experiencing homelessness. Watch live 👇 www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...

Registrations are open for this month's #SimonTalks We are excited to be joined by Michelle Norris and Altaf Hossain from UCD's Geary Institute for Public Policy. Join us as we discuss Housing Precarity and Migrants in Dublin! Register 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...