There are now over 3,800 homeless children across the State, the latest figures show. Since February 2019 the figures show an increase of 41 in the total number of homeless, of whom 37 were children, setting a new record level. In Dublin there were 2,806 homeless children - the same as in February - though the number of homeless families in the capital increased in the same month from 1,288 to 1,297. Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy described the increase of four adults recorded as homeless as “slight” in one month. Focus Ireland, the lead non-statutory agency working with homeless families, said: “The deepening homelessness crisis will not be ended without a shift in Government policy”.

Source: The Irish Times April 30, 2019 16:46 UTC