Homeless numbers at record high

THE number of people classified as homeless in Ireland reached yet another record high last month.

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The March report from the Department of Housing revealed there were 15,418 people without a place of their own. This included 4,675 children, up 22 from last month’ figures.

Figures for February revealed 15,378 people, including 4,653 children, were in emergency housing.

The figures do not include people sleeping rough or on the streets, couch-surfing or those in domestic violence refuges.

Unaccommodated asylum seekers are also not included in these figures.

The highest number of homeless adults was in Dublin, where 7,537 people were in emergency accommodation in March.

There were 1,536 homeless families in Dublin.

There were 2,212 homeless families in emergency accommodation last month.