Tanaiste Addresses Homelessness – more than 15,300 People were in Emergency Accommodation last Month

Tanaiste addresses homelessness – more than 15,300 people were in emergency accommodation last month

A record 15,378 people were living in emergency accommodation last month, according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing.

The figures show that of those living in emergency accommodation in February, a total of 4,653 were children. The data indicates that there was an increase of 92 people accessing emergency accommodation last month when compared with January. The data shows that people aged between 25 and 44 make up the highest proportion of adults in homelessness. The true figure of homelessness is thought to be much higher, as the monthly figures do not include people sleeping rough on the street, people couch-surfing or those who access accommodation in domestic violence refuges.
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