The Numbers Registered As Homeless Continues To Increase

The number of people living in emergency accommodation has increased again.

It's hit 15,747 - yet another record.

Department of Housing figures show there are 4,844 children growing up in B&Bs and hotels.

The figures for May show it's an 11% increase compared to last year.

The total number increased by 167 compared to April.

The issue is most acute in Dublin - where there are 11,323 people living in emergency accommodation.

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.