Homeless Figures See Slight Fall In Wicklow As Nationwide Figures Reaches Record High

Friday, 28 April 2023 15:40

By Hugh O'Farrell Walsh

The number of people homeless in Ireland has reached a new record high.

The latest figures published by the Department of Housing for March show 49 people in Wicklow are among 11,988 nationwide who are homeless across the country.

It includes 8,526 adults, 3,472 children, and a total of 1,639 families.

The majority of homeless adults are in Dublin at 8,516 people, with 517 homeless in Cork.

Year on year there has been a 22% increase in those presenting as homeless, while there has been a 32% rise in families presenting as homeless.

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