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Figures from the Department of Housing show a slight drop in the number of people who were homeless in the month of November
According to figures from the Department of Housing there were 10,488 people homeless and in emergency accommodation in November, compared to 10,514 the previous month.The number families that were homeless in November also dropped, down from 1,733 to 1,685.
Responding to today's figures, Inner City Helping Homeless CEO Anthony Flynn said: "Any decrease in the number of people accessing homelessness is welcome but the Minister's figures cannot be relied on. We need to have independent oversight on these figures. Such a small reduction just does not go far enough to tackle the ever growing crisis." He added that: "The epidemic that is homelessness will worsen unless a proper social and affordable housing build program is implemented. The Minister's over reliance on the private sector to fix a social problem just is not working." The Simon Communities of Ireland said that while the drop in family homelessness for the second month in a row was welcome, it was worrying that almost 10,500 people were in emergency accommodation. Wayne Stanley, spokesperson for the Simon Communities, said, "These number show that, almost 10,500 people in Ireland, including 3,752 children, did not have a place to call home at the end of 2019. Unfortunately, these numbers do not even truly capture the full scale of this homelessness and housing crisis." He said,"These numbers do not include; rough sleepers and those in squats, people in direct provision and women's shelters, and the 'hidden homeless' who have no home of their own."
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