Rise in homeless population in September

The number of homeless people increased again in September, with 8,374 people accessing emergency accommodation, despite a range of Government initiatives to tackle the crisis.

The newly-published data shows 5,250 adults and 3,124 children were homeless in the State at the end of last month, while a total of 5,953 people were homeless in Dublin.

Despite the increase in the overall homeless population of 104, the Department of Housing said the figures also showed a slight fall in the number of homeless families.