Are you considering
returning to Ireland?
Older People
Although based in County Mayo, Safe-Home is a National
organisation that seeks to assist older Irish born
emigrants to return to their homeland. We work to secure
housing in the Voluntary Sector (in housing specifically for
the older person) for applicants as near to their home place
as possible all over Ireland. Our criteria for
application is that people must be aged close to or over 60
years, must be living in rented accommodation and must be
seeking to return to their county of origin or a county they
have close, verifiable links with.
For anyone considering returning
to Ireland (regardless of age or circumstance)
Returning to Ireland is an enormous step so we will give
information about coming home to anyone who would like to
receive it whether they meet our criteria or not. Our
information pack deals with pensions, benefits, the Irish
health care system, Irish benefits available to the older
person, which British benefits will transfer and which
won't, housing in Ireland, driving and tax. We are happy
answer specific questions that individuals may wish to
raise.
If you would like to receive this information please
contact us
Mission
Statement
In recognition of the unique role played by our
emigrants, economic refugees, who left these shores, many
unwillingly, and whose remittances sustained the Irish
economy and were our original 'Celtic Tiger' the Safe-Home
Programme seeks, with support of the booming Irish economy,
to repay the just debt owed to those who, in their twilight
years want to come home.
Through lobbying for Local Authorities and the Voluntary
Housing sector to wholeheartedly embrace the Amendment to
the Capital Assistance Scheme which recognises the desire of
a small number of older emigrants to return home.
Through widespread dissemination of information at home
and abroad the Safe-Home Programme wishes to afford elderly
Irish people an option to return home through ensuring that
knowledge of the Programme exists among the emigrants
themselves and among those who work with them.
The safe-Home Programme is
supported by the Dion Committee, the Department of Social
and Family Affairs, the Irish Abroad Unit (Department of
Foreign Affairs) and the Department of the Environment,
Heritage & Local Government.
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