News
- 18 May 2023
New data accessed by MLRC on number and duration of Family Long Stays in Emergency Accommodation
According to Dublin Regional Homelessness Authority data received by Mercy Law under a Freedom of Information request on February 28th, 2023, there were 203 families living in emergency accommodation for two or more years across the Dublin Local Authority areas. This represents 363 adults and 523 children, and 17.42% of all families in emergency accommodation. […]
- 8 May 2023
Rent-a-Room Scheme extended to Local Authority homes
Senior ministers agreed last week at Cabinet to extend the Rent-a-Room scheme to all housing types, including local authority Council homes. This means Council tenants will be permitted to rent out rooms in their houses for up to €14,000 a year, tax-free. The Government hopes to add the equivalent of 28,000 homes across the country […]
- 17 April 2023
MLRC – Submission for Housing Commission’s Public Consultations, April 2023
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- 28 March 2023
Know Your Rights: Ending of the Eviction Ban
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- 31 January 2023
The Social Housing Support – Household Means Policy 2021
The Social Housing Support – Household Means Policy 2021 (the policy) as it is currently worded it appears to give local authorities little or no scope to allow access to social housing supports for those whose current income is below the income threshold but whose income may have exceeded the threshold when a calculation is […]
- 17 January 2023
Conference on Mental Health, Social Housing Supports and Homelessness
Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) is hosting a Conference on Mental Health, Social Housing Supports and Homelessness on 16 February 2023 from 9.30am – 1pm in the Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre, 145-151 Church Street, Dublin 7. This multi-disciplinary conference will see legal experts, social work professionals and academic voices discuss issues facing people with mental health difficulties when accessing social housing […]
- 5 January 2023
Final Hour Campaign 2022
Reflecting back on 2022, Mercy Law Resource Centre launched its first ever Final Hour Campaign on 23 November. The campaign asked law firms across Ireland to consider donating the last billable hour of the year – either as a single contribution on behalf of a law firm, or a call-to-action for individual lawyers in the […]
- 1 December 2022
Reflection on the Reopening of MLRC’s Legal Clinics
As we come to the end of the year, our solicitor Paul Dornan reflects back on our legal clinics in 2022. It was an honour to be able to staff our flagship legal clinic over the last few months. The clinic was launched in June as the first in-person legal clinic operated by Mercy Law […]
- 28 October 2022
Launch of Mercy Law’s Annual Report 2021
We were delighted to launch our Annual Report 2021 on 27 October 2022. You can read the report here: Annual Report 2021 Fr Peter McVerry, founder of the Peter McVerry Trust, formally launched the report. Fr McVerry spoke passionately about the policy failures that have led to our deepening housing crisis, the importance of compassion, […]