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Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine: Transfers from student residences
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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This information is to help you understand and help you prepare for an upcoming change of accommodation arrangements.
You have been staying temporarily in student accommodation but, over the coming weeks universities and colleges will open again for students. This means you will be required to move out of this accommodation.
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth is working with other Government Departments, Local Authorities and accommodation providers to make this move as easy and efficient as possible.
An organisation named Mid West Simon will be managing the process and they will contact you in the days coming up to the move. They will visit your current accommodation and will help prepare you for the move. You will be informed of your new location as soon as possible. Additional information will be made available in your transfer letter.
There is a severe shortage of available accommodation. In light of this very challenging situation, it is likely that you will move to another short term accommodation option. This may not be in the same location as your current accommodation and may not be of a similar standard.
You may wish to consider taking up an offer of accommodation pledged by a member of the Irish public. In many cases implementing partners (IOM, Peter Mc Verry Trust, IRC) will visit student residences and be available to help people find pledged accommodation. We strongly urge you to consider this option as the locations and quality of accommodation is known. This may assist you to remain in your current area. If you are in a position to do so, you can of course find accommodation privately at your own expense.
We understand that this may be difficult for you and your family. Unfortunately, in the current circumstances, where the State is seeking to accommodate a large number of people with a limited supply of accommodation, it is necessary to ensure that everyone who seeks it, can have safety and shelter.
Thank you for your cooperation.
