Number of homeless people goes above 13,000 for first timeBy Gráinne Ní Aodha, PAThe number of homeless people in the Republic has gone above 13,000 for the first time, including 3,991 children. New figures released by the Department of Housing show an increase in those in emergency accommodation to 13,179, with 86 more children homeless compared to the previous month. Focus Ireland director of advocacy Mike Allen said it “really is a disgrace that 4,000 children will be homeless in Ireland this Christmas”. “Based on the figures published today, almost 4,000 children will spend Christmas in homeless emergency accommodation. We have to ask, if that was in place, would we have such alarming levels of homelessness today?”

Source: Irish Independent November 24, 2023 16:57 UTC