Housing

Number in emergency accommodation rises above 12,000 for first time after lifting of eviction ban

The overall figure includes 3,594 children across a total of 1,733 families

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien’s department confirms record homelessness numbers

A total of 12,259 people accessed emergency homeless accommodation during the last week of April, the highest level ever recorded by Darragh O’Brien’s Department of Housing.

The overall figure includes 3,594 children across a total of 1,733 families.

Separately, the Dublin rough-sleeper count for spring was carried out over a week in early March.

It reported a reduction in rough sleeping since winter with outreach teams engaging 83 individuals, down from 91.

The figures are ...