According to recent data, 95 homeless individuals died in Dublin in 2022. The statistics also showed that 23 of those who passed away were staying in supported temporary accommodation. Despite a drop from 115 deaths in 2021 due to homelessness, the alarming statistics are still significantly higher than those from the previous three years. There … Read more
More than 11,600 people including almost 3,500 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the week leading up to Christmas, according to the latest homelessness figures. Experts who work with the homeless have called the figures, which are higher than the previous record total of 11,542 that was recorded in the final week of November 2022, … Read more
The number of homeless people in Ireland hit record figures last month, with over 10,500 people accessing emergency accommodation. New figures released by the Department of Housing show that there were 10,568 people in emergency accommodation in July – an increase of 76 on the previous month. This is a slight increase compared to June, … Read more
There were over 9,000 people accessing emergency accommodation in February, as homeless charities say rising rents and inflation are pushing people into homelessness. Figures released by the Department of Housing show that there were 6,825 adults who accessed emergency accommodation in the last week of February. There was also 2,667 children who were reported as … Read more
The number of homeless people in the country has increased for the fifth time in a row. According to the latest report, there are 8,830 people in Ireland who are in need of emergency accommodation. 2,513 among them are children. From September to October, 355 more people became homeless, which is a dramatic surge in … Read more