Housing minister cannot say whether homeless figures will drop before election
The Minister for Housing could not say whether the number of people in emergency accommodation will decline before the next general election, after a record number of people became homeless earlier this year.
Darragh O’Brien said tackling the country’s issues around homelessness is the Government’s “number one challenge”.
Figures released at the end of May show that a record number of 14,009 people were accessing emergency homeless accommodation by the end of April.
The latest Quarter 2 update under #HousingForAll, shows continued strong momentum in the delivery of new homes and significant progress on fundamental reforms so that we continue on this upward trajectory.
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— Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage (@DeptHousingIRL) July 16, 2024
It was the first time that the number has surpassed 14,000 since the records began.
The number of homeless children also hit the highest number ever…
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