141 Adults Registered Homeless In Kildare In December, A Slight Decrease From November

Friday, 31 January 2025 14:21

By Hannah Kelly

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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