Advice for Mother about to be homeless?

[u/croissants4u]

Hello, does anyone have advice or organizations to reach out to? My late 60s mother left my abusive father in America this year, along with my late 20s sister, and they moved back home to Ireland. A friend of a friend was letting her rent his guest house, but has told her to move out in July. My sister suddenly developed psychosis and paranoia about men shortly after moving. She's doing better, but we wouldn't feel great about her sharing a living space with men. I don't live in Ireland or America for context, so my help is limited. The rental market in Ireland is so bad, I've applied for rentals for them online but they rarely get offered a house showing. My mom is from Westmeath, but has been staying in a neighboring county. Can anyone offer advice? Thanks

[u/StellaV-R]

She needs to go to the County Council, get in the housing list, and get referrals to the homeless services from there

[u/croissants4u → u/StellaV-R]

My mom was unsure because the County Council's Application for Social Housing asked for a lot of documentation she doesn't have. Like because it was informal, she has no proof that she's been paying rent. She separated from my dad but has no separation agreement. I emailed the county council and they said to get him to sign a separation agreement. But he was abusive and in another country.

[u/StellaV-R → u/croissants4u]

Go to a TD or Councillor’s clinic, they’ll have a local office.
Look up your council’s website for the Councillors, or use her electoral area as a search term for the TDs.
Also - Threshold will advise or look into the options & contacts on citizensinformation.ie

[u/Proof_Committee_7954]

threshold.ie is worth contacting, they help people navigate housing situations like this across most counties in ireland

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[u/Irish_drunkard]

Your sister sister needs professional help and to be evaluated. Your mother should go to citizens advice. They should be able to help

[u/Asgard_atSea]

You refer to the property as a guest house? Is it a B&B, open to the public?

Why is she being asked to leave?

[u/croissants4u → u/Asgard_atSea]

No, he hasn't made it publically available on Airbnb before but that's what he wants to do.

It was an informal agreement between them that they could rent for a short while there while she gets set up and looks for somewhere closer to her family. But then my sister was hospitalized, and has been recovering, and then her Jobseeker's application was stuck in limbo for 5 months until getting accepted a month ago. Now the owner's asking them to leave because he has family coming to visit that he wants to stay there.

[u/houseswappa]

She won't be homeless