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No Easing In Kildare Homelessness Figures As Total Stays At 201

Across the Mid-East - Kildare, Meath and Wicklow - a total of 609 people were in emergency accommodation in December.

New homelessness figures show 201 adults accessing emergency accommodation in Kildare in December, unchanged on November’s figure.

Across the Mid-East - Kildare, Meath and Wicklow - a total of 609 people were in emergency accommodation in December.

Nationally, 16,734 people were recorded as homeless in December, a slight reduction from the 16,996 recorded in November.

The latest data includes more than 5,188 children living in emergency accommodation.

To contact the Kildare County Council's homeless team, call 045 980 230.

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