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A total of 5,014 children accessed emergency accommodation last month (stock photo)

Over 5,000 children recorded as homeless last month

The number of children who are homeless and living in emergency accommodation has exceeded 5,000 for the first time.

The latest figures show 4,653 children are accessing emergency accommodation

Homeless figures at record high of over 15,300 last month

The number of people homeless and living in emergency accommodation has climbed to another record high, and now stands at 15,378.

Ireland • 28 Mar

The report says that over €1.84 billion has been spent on providing emergency accommodation since 2013

Almost €361m spent on emergency accommodation in 2024

The vast majority of public spending on homelessness continues to be directed toward emergency accommodation, with little investment in prevention and long-term solutions, according to a report from Focus Ireland and Trinity College Dublin.

Ireland • 25 Mar

The 15,286 figure represents a 13% yearly increase on January 2024

Over 15,200 homeless last month, including 4,600 children

The number of people homeless and living in emergency accommodation has climbed to another record high, and now stands at 15,286.

Ireland • 28 Feb

A total of 52 families who became homeless in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic took part in the qualitative research from Focus Ireland

Families reveal experiences of homelessness in study

The challenges of working and becoming homeless and the barriers to finding rental accommodation to escape homelessness are among the experiences revealed by families in a new study.

Ireland • 26 Nov 24

Focus Ireland launched a voter registration drive outside Leinster House

Watch: Formerly homeless woman urges people to vote

A young Co Waterford woman who experienced homelessness is urging people to register to vote ahead of the general election.

Election 24 • 30 Oct 24

The Mercy Law Resource Centre provides free legal advice and representation to people facing homelessness

Concern over emergency accommodation refusals

The Mercy Law Resource Centre consists of a small team that provides free legal advice and representation to people facing homelessness.

Ireland • 25 Oct 24

Brandon set up Dublin Homeless Awareness when he was in Transition Year

Watch: Once homeless, now helping - one family's story

A mother who experienced homelessness and addiction has spoken of her pride in seeing the work her son does on the frontline of the crisis in Dublin.

Ireland • 10 Oct 24

More than 1,850 families engaged with the service in 2023, up 11% on the previous year

Number of people supported by Focus Ireland rises by 12%

The number of people supported by the homeless charity, Focus Ireland, rose by over 12% last year.

Ireland • 03 Sep 24

James Flanagan, 20, now works for Intel as a supervisor

Being homeless was 'gruesome', now I have 'forever home'

James Flanagan was homeless throughout his childhood. He and his mother slept in cars, on the streets and in hostels until they secured a unit in Stanhope Green in Dublin 7 run by Focus Ireland.

Ireland • 03 Sep 24

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien said anyone who finds themselves homeless will be supported

Homelessness remains Govt number one challenge - O'Brien

The Minister for Housing has said the issue of homelessness remains the Government's number one challenge.

Ireland • 28 Jul 24

Threshold said tenancy termination is the biggest issues facing households in rental accommodation (Stock image)

Nearly 2,000 new households 'at risk' of homelessness

More than 1,950 new households that contacted Threshold between April and June this year were at risk of homelessness.

Ireland • 24 Jul 24

Tents pitched along the Grand Canal in Dublin (pic: RollingeNews.ie)

Asylum seeker housing system 'collapsed' - Focus Ireland

People in Ireland would not have tolerated a situation where significant numbers of people had to live on the streets until a few months ago, "when the IPAS project and our entire system for dealing with asylum seekers collapsed," Focus Ireland said.

Ireland • 29 May 24

Sinéad Ryan has been providing fitness classes for children in emergency accommodation for the last four years

Class act - the fitness instructor helping homeless kids

A fitness instructor from Dublin has spoken of the challenges and rewards of running classes for children in emergency accommodation.

Ireland • 26 Apr 24

Drogheda Homeless Aid helps older people find accommodation

'I slept in graveyards' - rise in homeless older people

Sleeping in graveyards with no place to call home was the grim reality for 74-year-old Murchadh before he secured accommodation with the Drogheda Homeless Aid service.

Ireland • 14 Feb 24

There were 13,318 homeless people in Ireland in December, new figures show (file photo)

Number of homeless people fell to 13,318 in December

The number of people that accessed State-funded emergency accommodation in December fell by 196. Figures from the Department of Housing show that 13,318 people were homeless last month, including 3,962 children.

Ireland • 26 Jan 24

There were 4,105 children in emergency accommodation in November last year (stock photo)

Record 13,514 people homeless in November

Some 13,514 people were counted as homeless in November in the latest figures from the Department of Housing.

Ireland • 06 Jan 24

An Irish Refugee Council report outlines the escalation of homelessness among people seeking international protection (RollingNews.ie)

Homeless crisis for asylum seekers a 'new low'

The accommodation crisis for people seeking international protection has been described as "a new low" in the history of refugee protection in Ireland, according to the Irish Refugee Council.

Ireland • 12 Jun 23

A camping bed set up in the living room of McGwire House in Waterford city

Depaul concern at growing number of homeless women

The homeless charity Depaul has expressed concern over the growing number of women entering homelessness.

Ireland • 20 Apr 23

Tom, not his real name, was sleeping in his car for four months before getting accommodation with a charity (File image)

'I am going to die a homeless man'

A man who became homeless more than five months ago after a relationship breakdown has said he is "going to die a homeless man" as he cannot see himself finding housing in the future.

Ireland • 30 Mar 23

The window of a letting agency in Dublin last year (file photo)

2,300 people kept in homes by housing charity Threshold

The majority of tenants helped by housing charity Threshold in the last quarter of 2022 were at risk of homelessness as their landlord was selling their home.

Ireland • 17 Jan 23

Threshold's annual report said it prevented 4,807 adults and 2,916 children from entering homelessness in 2021

Nearly 20,000 households assisted last year - Threshold

More than half of private tenants who contacted Threshold last year were at risk of entering homelessness, according to the housing charity's latest annual report.

Ireland • 07 Dec 22

CEO of Peter McVerry Trust Pat Doyle at the charity's social housing regeneration project in Rathmines with Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien (Pic credit: RollingNews.ie)

Evictions moratorium 'opportunity' for homeless charity

The housing and homelessness charity Peter McVerry Trust has said it supported over 10,000 people in 2021, an increase of almost 30% on the previous year.

Ireland • 08 Nov 22

There were 10,975 people in emergency accommodation in September (File pic)

'Shock and sadness' at record homeless figures

The number of people in emergency accommodation across the country reached almost 11,000 last month - the highest number ever recorded.

Ireland • 28 Oct 22

New research has found that tenancy termination is the most prevalent issue facing private renters

Tánaiste: Eviction ban discussed but drawbacks remain

The Government is weighing up the introduction of a temporary "no fault" ban on evictions, the Tánaiste has confirmed, but he said there were drawbacks with such a measure.

Ireland • 13 Oct 22