15,580 People Registered As Homeless In April
15,580 people were registered as homeless in April, yet another record total.
The Department of Housing figures show it's an 11% increase compared to a year ago.
The data shows there are 4,775 children growing up in B&Bs and Hotels around Ireland.
The total number of people accessing emergency accommodation increased between March and April by more than 160.
The homeless issue is most acute in Dublin, where there are 11,211 people registered as homeless, including 3,559 children.
The data released by the Department of Housing doesn't include asylum seekers, refugees, women in refuge centres, rough sleepers or the so-called hidden homeless.
