After losing their jobs, many people could not afford to pay for their houses anymore and were forced to leave them. Those people who could not find another job in time and did not have money for another house had to live with a relative, in their cars, in temporary shelters, or worse case scenarios, the streets. On top of this, as a result of the financial crisis, many construction companies went out of business and so fewer houses were built. At this time the government did not provide long term housing for people, but now the government has set a plan to provide this, which is called "social housing".
Now, 11 years after the crisis, Dublin, and Ireland as a whole are better. More houses are being built, and many companies have come and set up business here, providing jobs. However, this is also contributing to the homelessness issue. With more companies buying building space and moving to Dublin, this causes the cost of living--which includes the prices of housing, food, and other necessities in the area--to increase. As a result, many people find that they can no longer afford to live in the city, so they move to other counties if they can, or find themselves without a place to live.
Not-for-profit organizations are working relentlessly to provide emergency housing, food, and other necessities to families and individuals in need. Focus Ireland, Dublin Simon Community, and Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH) are all major organizations that work all over Ireland or Dublin and its surrounding counties to fight homelessness.
The Homeless Street Cafe recently held a soup kitchen all around Dublin city center last week.
