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.
🟥 Slight decrease in the total numbers homeless - 11,742.
🔴 23% up on a year ago.
🔴 Number of children falls to 3,737 - while the number of adults rises.State figures don't include hidden homeless, rough sleepers, women in refuge, refugees or asylum seekers. https://t.co/CflgwHrE7n
— Ben Finnegan (@_BenFinnegan) March 31, 2023
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.
