Homelessness in Ireland has hit a new record high, with 15,915 people relying on emergency accommodation, reports Breaking News.
This figure has increased from the 15,747 individuals reported in the last official Department of Housing count in May, including 4,844 children.
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Data released on Friday reveals that in the final week of June, 10,957 adults and 4,958 children used emergency accommodation, reports Breaking News.
These numbers exclude people who are sleeping rough, couch-surfing, homeless in hospitals or prisons, or those residing in asylum seeker centres or domestic violence shelters.
The count of people using emergency accommodation has been rising steadily over the years, reports Breaking News.
It first exceeded 10,000 individuals in 2019, reached that level again in February 2020, then dropped to 8,000 by mid-2021.
To try to curb the growing homeless population, an eviction ban was enforced from November 2022 through to the end of March 2023, reports Breaking News.
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