Number of homeless reaches all-time high

The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of inner city Dublin has increased by 88% since last year.

Amid warnings that the Government’s plans to end long-term homelessness by 2016 are in serious jeopardy, the Dublin Simon Community said levels of those on the street were at an all-time high.

Its CEO, Sam McGuinness, said the threat of further cuts to supports in the budget could put vulnerable people in more danger.