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Mid-East Region Grapples With Rising Homelessness: 149 Children, 297 Single Adults Among Those in Need

The total figure includes 4,147 children.

Homeless figures released today show 418 homeless people are in the Mid-East region, equating to 98 families, 149 children and 297 single adults across counties Kildare, Meath, and Wicklow.  

13,866 people were registered as homeless in Ireland in March - a new record.

The total figure includes 4,147 children.

The figures do not include those rough sleeping, domestic violence refugees, and those on our streets seeking asylum.    

When compared with February's total, there were 48 more adults in emergency accommodation in March, while there were 23 less children.

It's the second month in a row there have been over 4000 children homeless.

 

 

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