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187 People Registered Homeless in Kildare In January

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Over 11,000 people registered as homeless in January, a record for the fourth month in a row

Some 187 people registered as homeless in County Kildare in January.

In Meath 197 registered as homeless, while 53 people registered as homeless in Wicklow

A record number of people are registered as homeless in Ireland, for the sixth month in a row.

The total for January nationally is 28% higher than a year ago, and 41% up on two years ago.

11,754 people were registered as homeless last month and accessing emergency accommodation.

It includes 3,431 children - which is the highest number of children growing up in B&Bs and hotels in almost three years.

Dublin makes up 72% of the national figure where there's a total of 8,523 people homeless - including 2,577 children.

Housing charity Focus Ireland has called on the Government to extend the eviction ban which is due to lifted from the end of next month.

The figures released by the Department of Housing do not include refugees, asylum seekers, women in refuge centres, the hidden homeless, or rough sleepers.
 

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