Novas Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022
in tourist regions, where rental accommodation is even more difficult to
secure. In West Cork (from Bandon to Mizen Head), NOVAS is the only
homeless organisation to provide supports to people experiencing or at risk
of homelessness. Throughout the year, the service supported 140 clients,
including 44 families with 65 children. In this region, access to housing is
extremely difficult, the issue compounded by tourism, with availability of
short-term lets far outweighing long-term housing. Rents in the region are
also extremely high. These issues are made worse by the lack of dedicated
homeless accommodation in the region, with households who required
emergency accommodation having to rely entirely on tourist hotels, B&B’s
and short-term lets. NOVAS’ Tenancy Sustainment Service plays an important
role in preparing households to live independently with a range of targeted
life-skills programmes as well as advocating for clients to access social and
private rented housing and seeking to prevent homelessness by keeping
families in their existing housing if at all possible.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
BY NOVAS SERVICE 2022
IFS & St Mary’s Park - 338
Tenancies - 343
Whitestown - 115
West Cork - 65
Kerry - 149
Tipperary - 8
Clare - 92
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