Nationally, 14,864 people were in emergency accommodation in December - including 4,510 children
14,864 people were in emergency accommodation in December - including 4,510 children.
It's down from November's record-breaking total of 15,199.
510 people in the Mid-East (Kildare, Meath and Wicklow) accessed emergency accommodation in December 2024.
141 adults were registered homeless in Kildare - a decrease from 146 in November.
In Meath, 301 adults were homeless - a decrease from 305.
In Wicklow, the figure stands at 68 - a decrease from 69.
To contact the Council’s Housing Homeless Team, call 045 980 230.

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