Peter McVerry Trust expects 7,500 homeless people by year's end

The Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT) says it expects to deal with approximately 7,500 clients this year amid the escalating homeless crisis.

Pat Doyle, the CEO of the PMVT, said this year’s client numbers would break all records and would double the number of people assisted by the charity just two years ago.

Mr Doyle made his comments at the launch of the PMVT Annual Report for 2014, and admitted that already those figures — which indicated a surge in demand for its services last year — have already been overtaken by events.