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Slight Decrease In Overall Homelessness But Its Still 23% Higher Than A Year Ago

There has been a 23.7% year-on-year increase on homeless figures here. 11,742 people, including 3,37...
Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

2:45 PM - 31 Mar 2023



Slight Decrease In Overall Hom...

News

Slight Decrease In Overall Homelessness But Its Still 23% Higher Than A Year Ago

Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

2:45 PM - 31 Mar 2023



There has been a 23.7% year-on-year increase on homeless figures here.

11,742 people, including 3,373 children are now living in emergency accommodation.

According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing 11,742 people, including 3,373 children now find themselves homeless.

 

It’s an increase of 23.7% on the same month for last year, and 42% higher than two years ago.

The data, for the week of February 20th-26th, show there were 8,369 adults in emergency accommodation.

In Dublin, there are 8,588 people, including 2,576 children, living in homelessness.

Meanwhile this month's figures, when compared to January, remain relatively unchanged.



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