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Home Truths

Cork Simon’s ‘Home Truths’ series aims to offer insights into different aspects and experiences of homelessness in the Southwest, drawing on publicly available data and supported by personal experiences of Cork Simon service users.

The Home-Stretch - The Risk of Poverty After Rent

Revealing the severe affordability pressures facing renters in Cork and nationally, particularly for those relying on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). Employment no longer shields households from housing insecurity.

November 2025

One- and Two-Bedroom Housing Need and Supply

Exploring the significant under supply of relevant housing – now and for the foreseeable future, for the largest household category in the country. The report paints a picture of entrenched housing disadvantage for a significant portion of the population.

April 2025

How Long is an Emergency?

Routes into and out of homelessness in the Southwest

Exploring journeys into and out of emergency accommodation in the Southwest, with a particular focus on the relationship between the private rented sector and homelessness.

November 2024

“Affecting a whole generation”

A Home Truths panel report exploring the experiences of young adults currently living with their parents. It builds on the experiences of young adults currently stuck in emergency accommodation, as featured in the original paper.

June 2024

Single Adults Living With Their Parents

Exploring the increasing proportion of younger adults having to live with their parents and the over-representation of younger adults in emergency accommodation.

March 2024