The number of people accessing emergency accommodation has been increasing steadily for years and the monthly figures published by the Department of Housing have become an example of the scale of the housing crisis.

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Families in emergency accommodation have increased by 131.6 per cent since 2021 and 629.1 per cent since 2014, with 1,626 families recorded in June 2025.

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The number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 16,755 in October, 5,274 of whom were children.

The six-page document – which the Department of Housing only released following an appeal under FOI laws – said that single adults exiting international protection accommodation were now the “main reason” for new presentations for emergency housing in Dublin.

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Between July to September 2025, 2,160 households that contacted the charity were at risk of homelessness, a 22.8 per cent rise from the same period last year

Figures released on Friday by the Department for Housing show that while men still account for the majority of homeless adults, the gap is narrowing

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Department of Housing figures published on Friday showed the number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 15,915 last month.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage recently published the Monthly Homelessness Report for June.

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The quarterly report shows that just 32 properties were available to rent within the HAP scheme.

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Homelessness has reached another record high with the data showing 15,747 people now in emergency accommodation.

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“When they told me I had got the apartment I broke down in tears, but all I can say is, if you hang tough, good things do happen,” Cook said.

The latest data shows that 10,805 adults and 4,775 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the last full week of April.

There were 18 more adults and 22 more children homeless in March than in February, according to official figures.

The latest figures show that of those living in emergency accommodation in February, a total of 4,653 were children.

Only five per cent of total spending was spent on prevention measures.

Homelessness numbers hit a record high of 15,286 in January 2025

Housing Minister James Browne appeared to roll back on a Government commitment to end homelessness by 2030.

James Browne said he would not be putting a deadline on ending homelessness.

Cllr Sarah Beasley said young children using electric scooters are being used by drug gangs to ferry drugs around the city,

A total of 14,864 were recorded as homeless last month, a drop of some 335 compared with the previous month.

The Dublin Simon Community said more than 15,000 people in emergency accommodation was ‘a number previously thought inconceivable’

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The number of people in emergency homeless accommodation across Ireland has reached a new record high of 14,966.

The housing portfolio is held by Fianna Fail’s Darragh O’Brien.

The Fine Gael leader also said that house prices would reduce when home building reaches 50,000-60,000 a year

The latest figures show there were 14,760 people, including 4,561 children, accessing such services in September – record highs for both metrics.