Department of Housing says 3,472 children living in emergency accommodation
There were also more than 80 people recorded as sleeping rough in March, according to a count published by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive last week.
The Government decided against extending an eviction ban last month, which meant evictions resumed on a staggered basis from April 1st. Opposition politicians and housing organisations have warned the decision will lead to an increase in people being evicted into homelessness. Organisations working with people facing homelessness warn emergency accommodation is full, leaving the system unable to cope with any significant increase in people or families presenting as homeless.
The department figures do not include the more than 500 asylum seekers the State has been unable to accommodate since their arrival into the country this year, many of whom have been left sleeping rough on the streets.
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