There is concern over the rising number of people who have left direct provision and are presenting as homeless in Dublin.
Department of Housing figures show that in the 12 months up to May this year, there was a 25% increase in that cohort who ended up in emergency accommodation.In recent months, hundreds of asylum seekers who have status to remain in Ireland have been ordered to leave direct provision centres or transfer to other International Protection Accommodation centres around the country.
"I wouldn't know how to. It will be difficult and it will be a setback because I'm trying - with my work and my childcare. If I move I have to try to find new people to connect with and I wouldn't know where to start." Ruby also points out that landlords seek references, which the Direct Provision/International Protection Accommodation Service Centres do not provide."They tell us they're not allowed to give us a reference because they don't know us that well. It's a bit difficult because I feel like that's my home. They know me on a daily basis".
The issue for Action Aid is that the women it has been working with have already integrated into communities. "Many of the accommodation situations that people are in are temporary. We've had an extraordinary situation in the last two years where we've had to literally take everything we could find in order to try and minimise the number of people without accommodation.
Policy and Advocacy Officer at the Irish Refugee Council Madeline Allen believes it is a concerning development.
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