'Each death a tragic loss of  life': 79 homeless deaths in 2020

Three of the 47 single homeless people who died were classed as sleeping rough while the remaining 44 were in some form of emergency accommodation. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Single people living in homelessness have a higher mortality rate than adults in homeless families, according to an interim report published today.

Of the 79 deaths reported to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) last year, 21 were in long-term accommodation and six were in social tenancies, neither of which are classed as homeless accommodation by the Census.