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A local charity which operates services for homeless people provided emergency accommodation for 44 adults and 22 children on one night at the start of this month.

Services for people affected by homelessness and domestic violence are in rising demand, says local charity COPE Galway.

There were 54 households actively seeking independent accommodation in Galway city during just two days last month, but many properties were outside the maximum rent supplement limit, according to COPE Galway who has warned iniatives are urgently needed to avoid the escalation of homelessness.

Any threat to funding for homeless services for Galway city must be opposed, and candidates owe it to the electorate to make a pledge to fight any cuts to this sector.

As funding cuts continue, homelessness in the Midlands continues to be a growing issue, according to the Midlands Simon Community.

A successful personal developement programme designed initially to help the homeless in Galway is now available to the public.

As demand for homeless services increases and funding cuts continue, this time of the year Midlands Simon Community needs your help more than ever.

COPE Galway welcomes the allocation of €30m to the State’s house building programme announced in Budget 2014 and the stated intention to seek public funding to provide “stable homes” for families who are long term homeless.

Midlands Simon Community may be one of the best performing homelessness services in the country but there was no good news when the housing minister Jan O’Sullivan attended their conference recently.