National review of homelessness figures after overstatement of Dublin numbers
The number of single adults recorded in Dublin – the cohort which has been overcounted – was 3,966 last month, compared with 4,274 in July, an apparent fall of 308.
Looking at the annual comparisons total numbers in homelessness increased by 17.5 per cent, from 10,805 in August 2022. Focus Ireland said child homelessness “continues to rise primarily because families are finding it harder than ever to secure a new home and move out of homelessness. This means that not only are more families homeless, but they are also stuck in homelessness for longer”.
The statement comes on foot of the error in the capital, where the highest numbers of homeless people are concentrated, was discovered over the summer. In its statement the Department said: “The error related to data on single adults in emergency accommodation in the Dublin region. After the overstatement was identified the DRHE corrected the system to reflect the true number currently in emergency accommodation.
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