Government undercounting homeless figures by up to 20%, Sinn Féin claims

Government undercounting homeless figures by up to 20%, Sinn Féin claims

Sinn Féin politicians Eoin Ó Broin (right) speaks to the media (Niall Carson/PA)

The Government is undercounting the number of people who are homeless by up to 20%, Sinn Féin has claimed.

The latest official figures from the Department of Housing show there are 8,737 people in emergency accommodation in the country.

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